Research Article

Quality Attributes of Fresh-Cut Coconut after Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Pasteurization

Table 2

Phenolic acids content of untreated and treated coconut extracts.

Phenolic acids (µg/g DM)Total
SAVAChlAp-coumAFA

Untreated47.08 ± 1.12a31.76 ± 0.7813.30 ± 0.035a55.74 ± 1.45a60.93 ± 3.48a208.81
Treated at 12 MPa, 40°C, 30 min55.98 ± 2.27bn.d.*12.97 ± 0.011b59.75 ± 2.65b55.47 ± 2.91a184.17
Treated at 12 MPa,
45°C, 15 min
54.79 ± 4.83bn.d.*10.28 ± 0.025c48.13 ± 1.56c56.69 ± 3.20a169.89

Data are mean values ± standard deviations. Values with similar letters within rows are not significantly different ( ). *Not detected. SA: syringic acid, VA: vanillic acid, ChlA: chlorogenic acid, p-coumA: p-coumaric acid, FA: ferulic acid.