Drying Parameters of Half-Cut and Ground Figs (Ficus carica L.) var. Mission and the Effect on Their Functional Properties

Table 3

Total phenolic content, anthocyanin content, % polymeric color, and degradation index (DI) in dehydrated ground figs.

Drying treatment	Total phenolic content; mg CE/g	Anthocyanin content; mg C3GE/100 g	% Polymeric color	Degradation index (DI)
Freeze drying	3.08±0.4^a	1.72±0.4^a	62.5±7.9^a	1.87±0.2^a
45°C	3.35±0.2^a	1.74±0.3^a	80.9±14.8^b	1.98±0.2^a
55°C	3.23±0.3^a	1.90±0.5^a	75.7±11.7^b	1.96±0.3^a
65°C	3.72±0.2^b	1.60±0.1^a	79.0±2.8^b	2.04±0.1^a

LSD 𝑃<0.05, 𝑛=3.
Different superscript letters in the same column indicate statistical difference.
CE: catechin equivalent.
C3GE: cyaniding-3-glucoside equivalent.