Research Article
Mathematical Modelling, Drying Behavior, and Quality Investigation of the Turkey Berry in a Fluidized Bed Dryer
Table 6
Variation of vitamin C content, antioxidant capacity, and total phenolic content of the turkey berries under various drying input parameters.
| V (m/s) | Tin (°C) | Vitamin C content (mg/100 g d.m) | β-Carotene content (μg/100 g d.m) | Total phenolic content (mg GAE/100 g) | Total antioxidant capacity (mg AAE/100 g d.m) |
| Fresh | — | 3.81 ± 0.44a | 400 ± 4.56a | 676.18 ± 8.38a | 53.42 ± 0.21a |
| 0.8 | 50 | 0.80 ± 0.01h | 100 ± 1.24i | 422.61 ± 9.12h | 11.75 ± 0.35h | 60 | 1.07 ± 0.02g | 124 ± 1.56g | 453.04 ± 8.12efg | 14.96 ± 0.16f | 70 | 1.37 ± 0.04e | 168 ± 1.56d | 486.85 ± 5.28cd | 18.68 ± 0.12d |
| 2.1 | 50 | 1.22 ± 0.05f | 108 ± 1.72h | 436.14 ± 7.24gh | 13.33 ± 0.21g | 60 | 1.45 ± 0.02de | 132 ± 1.78f | 466.56 ± 8.15ef | 16.53 ± 0.17e | 70 | 1.75 ± 0.04c | 176 ± 1.56c | 500.37 ± 5.17bc | 19.77 ± 0.33c |
| 3.4 | 50 | 1.49 ± 0.03d | 120 ± 2.15g | 446.28 ± 6.56fg | 14.93 ± 0.31f | 60 | 1.68 ± 0.04c | 144 ± 1.98e | 473.33 ± 4.36de | 18.17 ± 0.23d | 70 | 1.91 ± 0.01b | 184 ± 1.56b | 513.90 ± 8.38b | 21.34 ± 0.16b |
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Different letters in same column indicate a significant statistical difference ( ). |