Ascorbic acid, total phenolic, antioxidant activity and HMF values of the samples
Samples
Ascorbic acid (mg/100 mL)
Total phenol content (mg GAE g–1 extract)
Antioxidant activity (%)
HMF content (mg/L)
K
19.59cd ± 1.67
44.47abc ± 14.11
98.91a ± 0.02
7.23d ± 0.21
P
19.89cd ± 1.01
24.99bc ± 8.67
98.94a ± 0.00
6.39d ± 0.38
O
24.12cd ± 0.51
73.62a ± 20.93
98.94a ± 0.00
10.63d ± 0.02
A
23.77cd ± 0.42
44.69abc ± 13.28
98.99a ± 0.01
23.05d ± 1.10
DK
7.79e ± 1.42
19.56bc ± 0.92
19.99de ± 13.83
440.62b ± 55.01
DP
20.09cd ± 2.05
6.58c ± 0.48
49.64c ± 6.22
596.14a ± 64.21
DO
68.24a ± 9.78
29.94bc ± 1.41
26.12d ± 9.53
355.55b ± 47.16
DA
17.28de ± 0.78
34.91abc ± 3.66
75.71b ± 0.49
321.04bc ± 59.10
K-P
38.89b ± 6.18
24.34bc ± 1.23
46.07c ± 5.17
175.05c ± 32.27
A-O
30.67bc ± 3.55
50.02ab ± 0.23
5.25e ± 5.21
296.22bc ± 2.66
Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD), and different letters within columns indicate statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) by Tukey’s multiple range test. K: fresh kiwi; P: fresh pear; O: fresh orange; A: fresh apple; DK: dried kiwi; DP: dried pear; DO: dried orange; DA: dried apple; K-P: kiwi-pear chips; A-O: apple-orange chips
Declarations
Acknowledgments
We appreciate the Fethiye Faculty of Health Sciences in Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University for enabling us to use their laboratory facilities.
Author contributions
DA: Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. BK: Funding acquisition, Data curation, Formal analysis, Conceptualization.
Conflicts of interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Ethical approval
Sensory analysis in this study was carried out with the permission of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Ethics Committee (approval no: 210063).
Consent to participate
A written consent was obtained from all participants.
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