Table 3. Antioxidant activities of tomato powder as affected by different drying temperatures

Parameters Treatments1) Concentration (%)
0.1 0.25 0.5 1.0
DPPH radical scavenging activity (%) AA 93.9aA 93.5aA 93.9aA 94.4aA
T60 15.6aB 17.9aB 19.4aB 22.9aC
T80 23.4aB 26.5aB 27.6aB 35.4aBC
T100 23.1cB 27.4bcB 34.3bB 52.3aB
Iron chelating activity (%) EDTA 99.4aA 99.6aA 99.7aA 99.8aA
T60 16.5bC 18.1bD 26.9abC 39.1aC
T80 14.6cdC 23.6bcC 35.7abC 51.7aBC
T100 36.2cB 46.0bcB 58.4bB 77.3aAB
Reducing Power (O.D) AA 1.62dA 1.91cA 2.13bA 2.22aA
T60 0.58dD 0.93cD 1.43bC 1.69aC
T80 0.82cC 1.37bC 1.70aB 1.74aBC
T100 1.02cB 1.62bB 1.71aB 1.76aB