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

Table 5

Antioxidant activity of dried ground figs.

Treatment	DPPH; μM eq trolox/g fig	DPPH (0.2 mM); EC50 mg	ABTS; μM eq trolox/g fig	ABTS (2 mM); EC50 mg	Ferricyanide; μM eq trolox/g fig
Freeze drying	2.0±0.3^a	12.16±1.3^b	12.6±1.7^a	3.3±0.5^a	13.8±1.7^a
45°C	3.4±0.3^b	8.61±0.3^a	13.2±0.5^a	3.1±0.1^a	17.0±0.5^b
55°C	3.7±0.2^b	9.00±0.3^a	12.2±1.9^a	3.4±0.5^a	16.2±1.9^b
65°C	3.8±0.3^b	8.00±0.2^a	13.0±0.9^a	3.1±0.1^a	16.7±0.9^b

LSD 𝑃<0.05, 𝑛=3.
Different superscript letters in the same column indicate statistical difference.