Plant

Product/Process

Total Polyphenols (mg)

Total Carotenoids (mg)

Vitamin C (mg)

Mamey

crushed raw (raw material)

804.17 ± 7.27 a

21.97 ± 0.31 a

18.60 ± 0.21 a

canned

463.88 ± 2.60 b

9.95 ± 0.14 b

0.00 ± 0.00 b

crisps

194.77 ± 2.15 c

6.55 ± 0.16 c

0.20 ± 0.00 b

p

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

Pumpkin

steamed crushed (raw material)

333.23 ± 14.26 c

97.79 ± 17.23 a

-

fresh-cut packaged

467.89 ± 45.95 a

79.44 ± 12.24 b

frozen

406.25 ± 18.17 b

64.29 ± 3.93 c

crisps

380.71 ± 72.49 bc

29.61 ± 1.06 d

p

0.0004

0.0000

Mandarin

pure filtered juice (raw material)

1022.11 ± 15.20 a

7.15 ± 0.16 a

266.79 ± 10.29 a

pure filtered pasteurized juice

851.33 ± 57.24 b

7.55 ± 0.46 a

248.17 ± 19.47 a

canned

469.88 ± 76.13 c

5.48 ± 0.82 b

1.25 ± 0.17 b

p

0.0001

0.0081

0.0000

Okra

steamed crushed (raw material)

1800.90 ± 209.16 a

4.43 ± 0.33 b

-

frozen

1341.23 ± 18.74 b

10.36 ± 0.96 a

canned

1049.45 ± 63.60 c

1.55 ± 0.13 c

p

0.0010

0.0000

Sweet potato

steamed crushed (raw material)

373.84 ± 7.36 b

3.84 ± 0.14 b

16.00 ± 0.07 a

frozen

340.27 ± 8.10 b

6.22 ± 0.08 a

10.83 ± 0.12 b

flour

587.77 ± 29.25 a

3.43 ± 0.06 c

0.00 ± 0.00 c

p

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

Christophine (white)

steamed crushed (raw material)

278.23 ± 28.52 a

-

77.43 ± 3.86 a

frozen

285.11 ± 55.61 a

72.81 ± 5.66 a

canned

249.73 ± 17.71 a

3.42 ± 0.85 b

p

0.5565

0.0000