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.