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)

Fresh3.81 ± 0.44a400 ± 4.56a676.18 ± 8.38a53.42 ± 0.21a

0.8500.80 ± 0.01h100 ± 1.24i422.61 ± 9.12h11.75 ± 0.35h
601.07 ± 0.02g124 ± 1.56g453.04 ± 8.12efg14.96 ± 0.16f
701.37 ± 0.04e168 ± 1.56d486.85 ± 5.28cd18.68 ± 0.12d

2.1501.22 ± 0.05f108 ± 1.72h436.14 ± 7.24gh13.33 ± 0.21g
601.45 ± 0.02de132 ± 1.78f466.56 ± 8.15ef16.53 ± 0.17e
701.75 ± 0.04c176 ± 1.56c500.37 ± 5.17bc19.77 ± 0.33c

3.4501.49 ± 0.03d120 ± 2.15g446.28 ± 6.56fg14.93 ± 0.31f
601.68 ± 0.04c144 ± 1.98e473.33 ± 4.36de18.17 ± 0.23d
701.91 ± 0.01b184 ± 1.56b513.90 ± 8.38b21.34 ± 0.16b

Different letters in same column indicate a significant statistical difference ().