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.accessioned2023-05-26T08:56:54Z
dc.date.available2023-05-26T08:56:54Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionFull text article. Also available at https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJFS/article-full-text-pdf/BB5DA7053066en_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 correlations between TPC and FRAP in both fresh (R2= 0.970) and dried samples (R2=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.citationMongi, R. J., Ndabikunze, B. K., Wicklund, T., Chove, L. M., & Chove, B. E. (2015). 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. African Journal of Food Science, 9(5), 291-300en_US
dc.identifier.otherURL: https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJFS/article-full-text-pdf/BB5DA7053066
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/4042
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 contenten_US
dc.subjectTPCen_US
dc.subjectAntioxidant activityen_US
dc.subjectSolar drying methodsen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectPhenolic contentsen_US
dc.subjectAntioxidanten_US
dc.subjectVegetableen_US
dc.subjectFruitsen_US
dc.subjectCommon fruitsen_US
dc.subjectConsumed fooden_US
dc.subjectFood productsen_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
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