Table 1. Radical scavenging activity (%) of stirred yoghurts incorporated with different levels of tomato peel powder (TPP) during refrigerated (4°C±2°C) storage

Storage period (d) Level of tomato peel powder
Added before fermentation (BF) Added after fermentation (AF)
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8%
1 1.58±0.03Ap 3.64±0.02Aq 6.83±0.03Ar 10.32±0.04As 16.83±0.03At 1.56±0.01Ap 4.92±0.03Aq 9.13±0.03Ar 16.33±0.03As 22.37±0.02Bt
7 1.46±0.02ABp 2.64±0.02Bq 5.44±0.02Br 8.33±0.01Bs 14.19±0.02Bt 1.45±0.04Ap 3.15±0.2Bq 8.62±0.02Br 15.03±0.02Bs 22.37±0.02Bt
14 1.46±0.03Bp 2.14±0.01Cq 4.56±0.02Cr 7.95±0.03Cs 12.37±0.02Ct 1.44±0.02Ap 2.30±0.02Cq 6.98±0.03Cr 13.7±0.04Cs 19.35±0.02Ct
21 1.21±0.02Cp 1.98±0.02Dq 3.15±0.01Dr 5.89±0.03Ds 9.95±0.04Dt 1.22±0.03Bp 2.09±0.03Dq 4.75±0.02Dr 9.65±0.03Ds 15.3±0.01Dt
Data represented as mean±SD (n=3).
Mean values with different upper case letters in the same column are significantly different at p<0.05.
Mean values with different lower case letters in the same row are significantly different at p<0.05.