Table 2:
Radical scavenging activity of pineapple and orange at different maturation stages. Mean values (n = 3).
Sample
Radical scavenging (% reduction)
Mean
SD
CV (%)
UR
AR
RP
Pineapple
65.80 ± 2.34
61.17 ± 0.12
63.93 ± 3.33
63.63
2.33
3.66
Orange
86.33 ± 2.49
76.33 ± 10.02
77.77 ± 9.47
80.14
5.41
6.75
UR = Unripe; AR = About to ripe; RP = Ripe; SD = Standard deviation; CV = Coefficient of variation in percentage.