Research Article

Effects of Fungi-Mediated Solid-State Fermentation on Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Activity of Brown and White Teff (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) Grains

Table 1

ANOVA results of data on changes in TPC and TFC of teff due to fungal mycelia-based solid-state fermentation.

Nature of phenolicsTeff varietySource of enzymeMean (±SD) of phenolic compounds
TPCTFC

SolubleBrown teffControl84.65 ± 02.48ab252.84 ± 08.37d
G. lucidum214.43 ± 27.61d161.93 ± 04.51b
P. ostreatus83.84 ± 00.00ab134.66 ± 05.60a
White teffControl73.78 ± 01.58a210.42 ± 10.19c
G. lucidum126.22 ± 11.68c173.67 ± 12.14b
P. ostreatus74.90 ± 00.47a116.10 ± 04.63a

BoundBrown teffControl26.59 ± 04.78a106.85 ± 14.75bc
G. lucidum33.90 ± 02.60a92.23 ± 10.76b
P. ostreatus33.07 ± 03.70a135.24 ± 29.84d
White teffControl24.71 ± 04.23a99.49 ± 07.54bc
G. lucidum29.34 ± 00.58a57.80 ± 06.99a
P. ostreatus28.39 ± 02.86a64.85 ± 12.82a

TotalBrown teffControl111.24 ± 06.48bc359.69 ± 07.74f
G. lucidum248.33 ± 26.84e254.16 ± 08.68cd
P. ostreatus116.91 ± 03.70c269.90 ± 24.72d
White teffControl98.49 ± 02.76ab309.91 ± 07.28e
G. lucidum155.56 ± 11.13d231.47 ± 14.50bc
P. ostreatus103.29 ± 03.22b180.95 ± 13.99a

Values in the same column followed by different letters are statistically different ().