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 2
The hardness and chewiness values for King and Young coconut mesocarp under different treatments.
Treatments
Un-blanched solar dried mesocarp
Un-blanched cooled with dehumidification mesocarp
Blanched solar dried mesocarp
Blanched cooled with dehumidification mesocarp
King Coconut
Hardness cycle-1(g)
5430.0±289.3
1338.0±168.9
6619.7±147.1
1234.0±156.8
Hardness cycle-2(g)
4165.7±135.5
737.7±49.8
5298.7±144.1
727.3±49.2
Chewiness (mJ)
308.84 ± 12.57
45.96 ± 5.29
1079.3 ± 54.90
20.23 ± 4.00
Young Coconut
Hardness cycle-1(g)
3786.0±179.7
814.7±147.0
5435.3±170.0
595.67±36.88
Hardness cycle-2(g)
2502.00±26.17
599.33±19.17
4084.3±155.2
457.7±39.5
Chewiness (mJ)
140.88 ± 5.49
23.875 ± 17.4
760.8 ± 54.0
12.634 ± 0.836
Data presented as mean values for triplicates with five measurements in each replicate ± SD (n=15). a, b, and c letters in the same raw are significantly different at (P<0.05) level.
