Evaluating the Effect of Gamma Radiation on the Total Phenolic Content, Flavonoids, and Antioxidant Activity of Dried Pleurotus ostreatus ((Jacq. ex. Fr) Kummer) Stored in Packaging Materials
Table 1
Total phenolic content (mgGAE/g) of dried and irradiated mushrooms of polythene (P) and polypropylene (Bx) packs from 3 extracts.
Treatment
Extract
Aqueous (mgGAE/g)
Ethanol (mgGAE/g)
Methanol (mgGAE/g)
P 0
3.84 ± 0.4a
2.0 ± 0.1b
2.4 ± 0.1b
P 0.5
5.0 ± 0.3ab
2.36 ± 0.2bc
2.36 ± 0.2b
P 1
4.63 ± 0.3a
1.54 ± 0. 18b
4.81 ± 0.4c
P 1.5
2.78 ± 0.1a
1.32 ± 0.02a
2.83 ± 0.1b
P 2
1.96 ± 0.05a
1.32 ± 0.02a
1.96 ± 0.05b
Bx 0
2.54 ± 0.1a
1.32 ± 0.02a
1.93 ± 0.05b
Bx 0.5
4.46 ± 0.3a
1.96 ± 0.05bc
2.31 ± 0.2b
Bx 1
10.96 ± 1.7b
1.53 ± 0.04b
1.35 ± 0.03a
Bx 1.5
4.46 ± 0.8a
1.89 ± 0.07bc
0.56 ± 0.01a
Bx 2
2.5 ± 0.2a
1.76 ± 0.05b
1.4 ± 0.03a
Means with same letters in a column are not significantly different ().