Total Vitamin C, Ascorbic Acid, Dehydroascorbic Acid, Antioxidant Properties, and Iron Content of Underutilized and Commonly Consumed Fruits in Sri Lanka

Table 6

Loading values, eigenvalues, and percent cumulative variance obtained for the two principal components.

Variable	PC1	PC2
TVC	0.897	–0.006
Mean AA	0.722	–0.260
TPC	0.793	–0.503
TFC	0.656	0.473
ARP	0.593	0.578
FRAP	0.900	–0.395
Fe	0.451	0.337
Eigenvalue	3.749	1.147
% cumulative	53.558	69.948

TVC: total vitamin C; AA: ascorbic acid; TPC: total phenolic content; TFC: total flavonoid content; ARP: antiradical power; FRAP: ferric reducing antioxidant power.