Effect of solar drying methods on total phenolic contents and antioxidant activity of commonly consumed fruits and vegetable (mango, banana, pineapple and tomato) in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMongi, Richard J.
dc.contributor.authorNdabikunze, Bernadette K.
dc.contributor.authorWicklund, Trude
dc.contributor.authorChove, Lucy M.
dc.contributor.authorChove, Bernard E.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-06T10:30:57Z
dc.date.available2023-03-06T10:30:57Z
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.descriptionJournal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe effects of solar drying methods [Cabinet direct (CDD), cabinet mixed mode (CMD) and tunnel (TD) drying] on total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant capacities of commonly consumed fruits and vegetable in Tanzania were investigated. The TPC and FRAP in mangoes (Mangifera indica cv. Dodo, Viringe and Kent), bananas (Musa acuminata, cv. Kisukari, Kimalindi and Mtwike), pineapples (Ananas comosuss cv Smooth cayenne) and tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum cv. Tanya, Cal J and Onyx) were evaluated using Folin-Ciocalteu reagent and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) methods, respectively. There were significant (p<0.05) variations in TPC (mg GAE/100 g DM) and FRAP (μmol/100 g DM) among the fresh fruit and vegetable samples. The highest TPC was in tomato (476.6±8.6 - 538.9± 1.4) and lowest in banana (139.3±2.3 - 189.2±2.7). Drying methods had significant (p<0.05) effect on TPC and antioxidant values of the samples. All fresh samples had higher TPC levels but declined significantly in dried samples with the exception of tunnel dried tomatoes. Among the dried samples, the tunnel dried samples had less TPC loss (6-16%) than the cabinet dried samples (17-42%). The cabinet direct and mixed mode samples were not statistically different (p>0.05) from each other. However, tunnel dried samples had less FRAP loss (6-13%) which were statistically different (p<0.05) from the cabinet dried samples (14-56%). Percentage TPC and FRAP recoveries (%) differed significantly (P<0.05) between the varieties within the fruits/vegetable for both drying methods. A strong 2 2 correlations between TPC and FRAP in both fresh (R = 0.970) and dried samples (R =0.8636) suggests that solar drying methods have significant effects on total phenolic contents and antioxidant activities of fruits and vegetables with tunnel drying method giving significantly less effects.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1996-0794
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4977
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademic Journalsen_US
dc.subjectMangoen_US
dc.subjectBananaen_US
dc.subjectPineappleen_US
dc.subjectTomatoen_US
dc.subjectSolar dryingen_US
dc.subjectTotal phenolic content (TPC)en_US
dc.subjectAntioxidant activityen_US
dc.subjectFRAPen_US
dc.titleEffect of solar drying methods on total phenolic contents and antioxidant activity of commonly consumed fruits and vegetable (mango, banana, pineapple and tomato) in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlDOI: 10.5897/AJFS2015.1232en_US

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