Physicochemical Characteristics

Fresh

Papaya

Dried Papaya

T1⁽¹⁾

T2⁽²⁾

Average⁽³⁾

Humidity (%)

88.82 ± 0.85

20.06 ± 5.89^a

26.78 ± 4.71^a

23.42 ± 4.75

Titratable acidity, TA (% citric acid)

0.10 ± 0.01

0.94 ± 0.04^a

0.83 ± 0.09^a

0.89 ± 0.08

pH

5.11 ± 0.13

5.15 ± 0.17^a

4.98 ± 0.22^a

5.06 ± 0.12

Soluble solids, SS (˚Brix)

10.78 ± 0.55

156.43 ± 26.01^a

123.92 ± 21.94^a

140.18 ± 22.98

SS/TA

106.69 ± 14.02

166.47 ± 26.76^a

150.44 ± 33.12^a

158.46 ± 11.34

a_w

0.94 ± 0.02

0.55 ± 0.03^a

0.58 ± 0.09^a

0.57 ± 0.02

Total carotenoids (µg/g)

36.38 ± 1.61

219.99 ± 7.25^a

218.92 ± 20.95^a

219.46 ± 0.76

Vitamin C (mg/100g)

53.84 ± 4.88

375.54 ± 18.27^a

269.96 ± 66.92^a

322.61 ± 74.85

TEP (mg GAE/100g)

47.04 ± 1.17

274.70 ± 107.80^a

263.50 ± 91.13^a

269.09 ± 7.92

ABTS (µM trolox/g)

4.35 ± 0.34

8.27 ± 2.69^a

7.44 ± 2.58^a

7.86 ± 0.59

L*

53.68 ± 2.38

55.08 ± 6.00^a

51.35 ± 4.43^a

53.22 ± 2.64

a*

26.85 ± 0.48

37.35 ± 1.46^a

35.52 ± 3.71^a

36.44 ± 1.30

b*

41.88 ± 2.36

49.98 ± 6.66^a

47.79 ± 4.29^a

48.89 ± 1.54

C*

49.92 ± 1.86

62.68 ± 5.34^a

59.79 ± 5.22^a

61.24 ± 2.04

h*

57.29 ± 1.79

52.97 ± 3.82^a

52.99 ± 1.02^a

52.98 ± 3.82

ΔE*

-

11.69 ± 0.74^a

12.51 ± 2.60^a

12.10 ± 0.60