Analysis of Antioxidant Activity and Texture Profile of Tender-Young and King Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Mesocarps under Different Treatments and the Possibility to Develop a Food Product

Table 1

DPPH radical scavenging assay IC₅₀ values in mg/L for tender King coconut mesocarp under different treatments.

Treatments	Un-blanched solar dried	Un-blanched-cooled with dehumidification	Blanched -solar dried	Blanched-cooled with dehumidification
King coconut	523.99 ± 9.38	664.24 ± 9.62	421.80 ± 12.33	476.75 ± 4.90
Young Coconut	711.12 ± 0.718	856.67 ± 6.72	511.94 ± 11.45	644.05 ± 9.45

Data presented as a mean values for triplicates with triplicate measurements in each replicate ± SD (n=9). a, b, c, and d letters in same row are significantly different at (P< 0.05) level.