Effects of thermal processing conditions on mushroom antioxidants.

Ma Yam Tak. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 280-299). === Abstracts in English and Chinese. === Thesis Committee: --- p.i === Acknowledgements --- p.ii === Abstract --- p.iii === 摘要 --- p.vi === Content --- p.viii ===...

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spelling ndltd-cuhk.edu.hk-oai-cuhk-dr-cuhk_3256712019-03-12T03:34:35Z Effects of thermal processing conditions on mushroom antioxidants. Edible mushrooms Antioxidants--Thermal properties Phenols--Thermal properties Food handling Agaricales--chemistry Antioxidants--chemistry Phenols--chemistry Hot Temperature Food Handling Ma Yam Tak. Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 280-299). Abstracts in English and Chinese. Thesis Committee: --- p.i Acknowledgements --- p.ii Abstract --- p.iii 摘要 --- p.vi Content --- p.viii List of Tables --- p.xvii List of Figures --- p.xxiv Abbreviations --- p.xxvi Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 Chapter 1.1 --- Reactive oxygen species (ROS) --- p.1 Chapter 1.1.1 --- Definition --- p.1 Chapter 1.1.2 --- Formation of ROS --- p.2 Chapter 1.1.2.1 --- Homolysis --- p.2 Chapter 1.1.2.2 --- Reaction with pre-formed odd-electron species --- p.2 Chapter 1.1.2.3 --- Electron transfer --- p.3 Chapter 1.1.2.4 --- Metabolism and cellular functions --- p.3 Chapter 1.1.3 --- Sources of ROS in human --- p.4 Chapter 1.1.4 --- Chemistry and Biochemistry of ROS --- p.6 Chapter 1.1.4.1 --- Superoxide anion radical (O2、) --- p.6 Chapter 1.1.4.2 --- Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) --- p.8 Chapter 1.1.4.3 --- Hydroxyl radical (HO) --- p.9 Chapter 1.1.5 --- Lipid peroxidation --- p.10 Chapter 1.2 --- Antioxidants --- p.11 Chapter 1.2.1 --- Definition --- p.11 Chapter 1.2.2 --- Mechanism of action --- p.11 Chapter 1.2.3 --- Natural antioxidants --- p.13 Chapter 1.2.3.1 --- Endogenous antioxidants --- p.13 Chapter 1.2.3.2 --- Exogenous antioxidants --- p.14 Chapter 1.2.4 --- Synthetic antioxidants --- p.15 Chapter 1.3 --- Oxidative stress --- p.16 Chapter 1.3.1 --- Balance between ROS and antioxidants --- p.16 Chapter 1.3.2 --- Diseases associated with oxidative stress --- p.16 Chapter 1.3.3 --- Beneficial effects of dietary antioxidants towards degenerative diseases --- p.18 Chapter 1.4 --- Principles of assay --- p.21 Chapter 1.4.1 --- Evaluation of antioxidant activity --- p.21 Chapter 1.4.1.1 --- ABTS radical cation scavenging activity --- p.21 Chapter 1.4.1.2 --- DPPH radical scavenging capacity --- p.21 Chapter 1.4.1.3 --- p-carotene bleaching assay --- p.22 Chapter 1.4.1.4 --- Ferric reducing antioxidant power --- p.23 Chapter 1.4.1.5 --- Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity --- p.23 Chapter 1.4.2 --- Determination of phenolic content --- p.24 Chapter 1.4.2.1 --- Folin-Ciocalteu method --- p.24 Chapter 1.4.2.2 --- Enzymatic method --- p.25 Chapter 1.4.3 --- Determination of Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) --- p.25 Chapter 1.5 --- Effect of food processing on antioxidant activity --- p.27 Chapter 1.5.1 --- Blanching --- p.27 Chapter 1.5.2 --- Drying --- p.29 Chapter 1.5.2.1 --- Sun-drying or air-drying --- p.29 Chapter 1.5.2.2 --- Oven-drying --- p.30 Chapter 1.5.2.3 --- Infrared-drying or microwave-drying --- p.33 Chapter 1.5.2.4 --- Freeze-drying --- p.34 Chapter 1.5.3 --- Canning --- p.34 Chapter 1.5.4 --- General thermal treatment --- p.36 Chapter 1.5.5 --- Freezing --- p.37 Chapter 1.6 --- Mushroom antioxidants --- p.44 Chapter 1.6.1 --- Nutritional information --- p.44 Chapter 1.6.2 --- Antioxidant activity of edible mushrooms --- p.44 Chapter 1.6.3 --- Antioxidant components --- p.47 Chapter 1.7 --- Objectives --- p.50 Chapter Chapter 2: --- Method development --- p.63 Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.63 Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and method --- p.67 Chapter 2.2.1 --- Standard preparation --- p.67 Chapter 2.2.2 --- Preparation of mushroom crude extracts --- p.67 Chapter 2.2.3 --- Optimization of the assay on mushroom extracts and standards Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Volume ratio between various reagents and samples --- p.69 Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Reaction kinetics --- p.69 Chapter 2.2.3.3 --- Comparison of response of phenolic standards to the enzymatic method and the Folin Ciocalteu (FC) method --- p.70 Chapter 2.2.3.3.1 --- Enzymatic method --- p.70 Chapter 2.2.3.3.2 --- FC method --- p.70 Chapter 2.2.4 --- Statistical analysis --- p.71 Chapter 2.3 --- Results and discussions --- p.75 Chapter 2.3.1 --- Sample-to-reagent volume ratio --- p.75 Chapter 2.3.2 --- Reaction kinetics --- p.77 Chapter 2.3.3 --- Response of phenolic standards to the enzymatic method and FC method --- p.82 Chapter 2.3.3.1 --- General trends --- p.82 Chapter 2.3.3.2 --- Mechanism in the response of phenolic standards to the enzymatic reaction --- p.84 Chapter 2.3.3.3 --- Mechanism in the response of phenolic standards towards the FC method --- p.86 Chapter 2.3.4 --- Response of interfering compounds to the enzymatic method and the FC method --- p.88 Chapter 2.3.5 --- Response of mushroom crude extracts to the enzymatic method and the FC method --- p.89 Chapter 2.4 --- Conclusion --- p.90 Chapter Chapter 3: --- Mushroom screening --- p.92 Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.92 Chapter 3.1.1 --- Agrocybe aegerita (Aa) --- p.92 Chapter 3.1.2 --- Volvariella volvacea (Vv) --- p.93 Chapter 3.1.3 --- Lentinus edodes (Le) --- p.94 Chapter 3.1.4 --- Agaricus bisporus (Ab) --- p.95 Chapter 3.1.5 --- Processing need of fresh mushrooms --- p.95 Chapter 3.1.6 --- Comparison of antioxidant activity of mushrooms --- p.96 Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and methods --- p.98 Chapter 3.2.1 --- Sample preparation --- p.98 Chapter 3.2.2 --- Proximate analysis of the four fresh edible mushrooms --- p.99 Chapter 3.2.2.1 --- Crude lipid --- p.99 Chapter 3.2.2.2 --- Crude protein --- p.99 Chapter 3.2.2.3 --- Ash content --- p.101 Chapter 3.2.2.4 --- Total dietary fiber (TDF) content --- p.101 Chapter 3.2.2.5 --- Moisture content --- p.103 Chapter 3.2.3 --- Sample extraction --- p.103 Chapter 3.2.4 --- Total phenolic content --- p.103 Chapter 3.2.5 --- Evaluation of antioxidant activity --- p.104 Chapter 3.2.5.1 --- ABTS radical cation scavenging activity --- p.104 Chapter 3.2.5.2 --- DPPH radical scavenging capacity --- p.105 Chapter 3.2.5.3 --- Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power --- p.106 Chapter 3.2.5.4 --- β-carotene bleaching assay --- p.107 Chapter 3.2.5.5 --- Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity --- p.108 Chapter 3.2.6 --- Statistical analysis --- p.109 Chapter 3.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.110 Chapter 3.3.1 --- Proximate analysis --- p.111 Chapter 3.3.2 --- Total phenolic content --- p.112 Chapter 3.3.3 --- Antioxidant activities --- p.114 Chapter 3.3.3.1 --- ABTS radical cation scavenging activity --- p.114 Chapter 3.3.3.2 --- DPPH radical scavenging capacity --- p.115 Chapter 3.3.3.3 --- Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power --- p.120 Chapter 3.3.3.4 --- β-carotene bleaching assay --- p.121 Chapter 3.3.3.5 --- Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity --- p.124 Chapter 3.4 --- Correlation between antioxidant activities and total phenolic content --- p.127 Chapter 3.5 --- Summary --- p.128 Chapter Chapter 4: --- Effect of thermal processing on mushroom antioxidants --- p.131 Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.131 Chapter 4.1.1 --- General procedures of thermal processing on mushrooms --- p.131 Chapter 4.1.1.1 --- Canning --- p.136 Chapter 4.1.1.2 --- Drying --- p.136 Chapter 4.1.2 --- Previous studies on the effect of thermal processing on mushroom antioxidants --- p.136 Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and methods --- p.140 Chapter 4.2.1 --- Thermal processing --- p.140 Chapter 4.2.1.1 --- Canning --- p.140 Chapter 4.2.1.2 --- Drying --- p.143 Chapter 4.2.2 --- Sample preparation --- p.144 Chapter 4.2.3 --- Sample extraction --- p.145 Chapter 4.2.4 --- Evaluation of antioxidant activity --- p.145 Chapter 4.2.5 --- Total phenolic content --- p.146 Chapter 4.2.6 --- Measurement of Hydromethylfurfural (HMF) --- p.146 Chapter 4.2.7 --- Statistical analysis --- p.147 Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.148 Chapter 4.3.1 --- ABTS radical cation scavenging activity --- p.148 Chapter 4.3.1.1 --- Canning --- p.148 Chapter 4.3.1.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.148 Chapter 4.3.1.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.149 Chapter 4.3.1.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.149 Chapter 4.3.1.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.151 Chapter 4.3.1.2 --- Drying --- p.151 Chapter 4.3.1.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.152 Chapter 4.3.1.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.153 Chapter 4.3.1.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.154 Chapter 4.3.1.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.155 Chapter 4.3.2 --- Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power --- p.165 Chapter 4.3.2.1 --- Canning --- p.165 Chapter 4.3.2.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.165 Chapter 4.3.2.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.166 Chapter 4.3.2.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.167 Chapter 4.3.2.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.168 Chapter 4.3.2.2 --- Drying --- p.169 Chapter 4.3.2.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.170 Chapter 4.3.2.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.171 Chapter 4.3.2.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.172 Chapter 4.3.2.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.173 Chapter 4.3.3 --- β-carotene bleaching assay --- p.182 Chapter 4.3.3.1 --- Canning --- p.182 Chapter 4.3.3.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.183 Chapter 4.3.3.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.183 Chapter 4.3.3.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.184 Chapter 4.3.3.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.184 Chapter 4.3.3.2 --- Drying --- p.185 Chapter 4.3.3.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.186 Chapter 4.3.3.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.187 Chapter 4.3.3.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.188 Chapter 4.3.3.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.189 Chapter 4.3.4 --- Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity --- p.198 Chapter 4.3.4.1 --- Canning --- p.198 Chapter 4.3.4.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.198 Chapter 4.3.4.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.199 Chapter 4.3.4.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.200 Chapter 4.3.4.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.201 Chapter 4.3.4.2 --- Drying --- p.201 Chapter 4.3.4.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.202 Chapter 4.3.4.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.203 Chapter 4.3.4.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.203 Chapter 4.3.4.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.204 Chapter 4.3.5 --- Total phenolic content --- p.214 Chapter 4.3.5.1 --- Canning --- p.214 Chapter 4.3.5.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.215 Chapter 4.3.5.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.217 Chapter 4.3.5.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.218 Chapter 4.3.5.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.219 Chapter 4.3.5.2 --- Drying --- p.223 Chapter 4.3.5.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.223 Chapter 4.3.5.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.225 Chapter 4.3.5.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.226 Chapter 4.3.5.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.227 Chapter 4.3.6 --- The Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content --- p.237 Chapter 4.3.6.1 --- Canning --- p.237 Chapter 4.3.6.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.237 Chapter 4.3.6.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.238 Chapter 4.3.6.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.238 Chapter 4.3.6.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.239 Chapter 4.3.6.2 --- Drying --- p.239 Chapter 4.3.6.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.239 Chapter 4.3.6.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.240 Chapter 4.3.6.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.241 Chapter 4.3.6.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.242 Chapter 4.4 --- Summary --- p.249 Chapter 4.5 --- Discussion --- p.257 Chapter 4.5.1 --- Reduction of antioxidant activities in mushrooms by heat treatment --- p.257 Chapter 4.5.2 --- Effect of blanching --- p.259 Chapter 4.5.3 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.260 Chapter 4.5.4 --- Effect of drying time and temperature --- p.262 Chapter 4.5.5 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.263 Chapter 4.5.6 --- Changes during storage --- p.265 Chapter 4.5.7 --- Difference in canning and drying --- p.269 Chapter Chapter 5: --- Conclusions --- p.275 References --- p.280 Ma, Yam Tak. Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Food and Nutritional Sciences. 2006 Text bibliography print xxix, 300 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. cuhk:325671 http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5892986 eng chi Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/islandora/object/cuhk%3A325671/datastream/TN/view/Effects%20of%20thermal%20processing%20conditions%20on%20mushroom%20antioxidants.jpghttp://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-325671
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topic Edible mushrooms
Antioxidants--Thermal properties
Phenols--Thermal properties
Food handling
Agaricales--chemistry
Antioxidants--chemistry
Phenols--chemistry
Hot Temperature
Food Handling
spellingShingle Edible mushrooms
Antioxidants--Thermal properties
Phenols--Thermal properties
Food handling
Agaricales--chemistry
Antioxidants--chemistry
Phenols--chemistry
Hot Temperature
Food Handling
Effects of thermal processing conditions on mushroom antioxidants.
author2 Ma, Yam Tak.
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title Effects of thermal processing conditions on mushroom antioxidants.
title_short Effects of thermal processing conditions on mushroom antioxidants.
title_full Effects of thermal processing conditions on mushroom antioxidants.
title_fullStr Effects of thermal processing conditions on mushroom antioxidants.
title_full_unstemmed Effects of thermal processing conditions on mushroom antioxidants.
title_sort effects of thermal processing conditions on mushroom antioxidants.
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description Ma Yam Tak. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 280-299). === Abstracts in English and Chinese. === Thesis Committee: --- p.i === Acknowledgements --- p.ii === Abstract --- p.iii === 摘要 --- p.vi === Content --- p.viii === List of Tables --- p.xvii === List of Figures --- p.xxiv === Abbreviations --- p.xxvi === Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 === Chapter 1.1 --- Reactive oxygen species (ROS) --- p.1 === Chapter 1.1.1 --- Definition --- p.1 === Chapter 1.1.2 --- Formation of ROS --- p.2 === Chapter 1.1.2.1 --- Homolysis --- p.2 === Chapter 1.1.2.2 --- Reaction with pre-formed odd-electron species --- p.2 === Chapter 1.1.2.3 --- Electron transfer --- p.3 === Chapter 1.1.2.4 --- Metabolism and cellular functions --- p.3 === Chapter 1.1.3 --- Sources of ROS in human --- p.4 === Chapter 1.1.4 --- Chemistry and Biochemistry of ROS --- p.6 === Chapter 1.1.4.1 --- Superoxide anion radical (O2、) --- p.6 === Chapter 1.1.4.2 --- Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) --- p.8 === Chapter 1.1.4.3 --- Hydroxyl radical (HO) --- p.9 === Chapter 1.1.5 --- Lipid peroxidation --- p.10 === Chapter 1.2 --- Antioxidants --- p.11 === Chapter 1.2.1 --- Definition --- p.11 === Chapter 1.2.2 --- Mechanism of action --- p.11 === Chapter 1.2.3 --- Natural antioxidants --- p.13 === Chapter 1.2.3.1 --- Endogenous antioxidants --- p.13 === Chapter 1.2.3.2 --- Exogenous antioxidants --- p.14 === Chapter 1.2.4 --- Synthetic antioxidants --- p.15 === Chapter 1.3 --- Oxidative stress --- p.16 === Chapter 1.3.1 --- Balance between ROS and antioxidants --- p.16 === Chapter 1.3.2 --- Diseases associated with oxidative stress --- p.16 === Chapter 1.3.3 --- Beneficial effects of dietary antioxidants towards degenerative diseases --- p.18 === Chapter 1.4 --- Principles of assay --- p.21 === Chapter 1.4.1 --- Evaluation of antioxidant activity --- p.21 === Chapter 1.4.1.1 --- ABTS radical cation scavenging activity --- p.21 === Chapter 1.4.1.2 --- DPPH radical scavenging capacity --- p.21 === Chapter 1.4.1.3 --- p-carotene bleaching assay --- p.22 === Chapter 1.4.1.4 --- Ferric reducing antioxidant power --- p.23 === Chapter 1.4.1.5 --- Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity --- p.23 === Chapter 1.4.2 --- Determination of phenolic content --- p.24 === Chapter 1.4.2.1 --- Folin-Ciocalteu method --- p.24 === Chapter 1.4.2.2 --- Enzymatic method --- p.25 === Chapter 1.4.3 --- Determination of Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) --- p.25 === Chapter 1.5 --- Effect of food processing on antioxidant activity --- p.27 === Chapter 1.5.1 --- Blanching --- p.27 === Chapter 1.5.2 --- Drying --- p.29 === Chapter 1.5.2.1 --- Sun-drying or air-drying --- p.29 === Chapter 1.5.2.2 --- Oven-drying --- p.30 === Chapter 1.5.2.3 --- Infrared-drying or microwave-drying --- p.33 === Chapter 1.5.2.4 --- Freeze-drying --- p.34 === Chapter 1.5.3 --- Canning --- p.34 === Chapter 1.5.4 --- General thermal treatment --- p.36 === Chapter 1.5.5 --- Freezing --- p.37 === Chapter 1.6 --- Mushroom antioxidants --- p.44 === Chapter 1.6.1 --- Nutritional information --- p.44 === Chapter 1.6.2 --- Antioxidant activity of edible mushrooms --- p.44 === Chapter 1.6.3 --- Antioxidant components --- p.47 === Chapter 1.7 --- Objectives --- p.50 === Chapter Chapter 2: --- Method development --- p.63 === Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.63 === Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and method --- p.67 === Chapter 2.2.1 --- Standard preparation --- p.67 === Chapter 2.2.2 --- Preparation of mushroom crude extracts --- p.67 === Chapter 2.2.3 --- Optimization of the assay on mushroom extracts and standards === Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Volume ratio between various reagents and samples --- p.69 === Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Reaction kinetics --- p.69 === Chapter 2.2.3.3 --- Comparison of response of phenolic standards to the enzymatic method and the Folin Ciocalteu (FC) method --- p.70 === Chapter 2.2.3.3.1 --- Enzymatic method --- p.70 === Chapter 2.2.3.3.2 --- FC method --- p.70 === Chapter 2.2.4 --- Statistical analysis --- p.71 === Chapter 2.3 --- Results and discussions --- p.75 === Chapter 2.3.1 --- Sample-to-reagent volume ratio --- p.75 === Chapter 2.3.2 --- Reaction kinetics --- p.77 === Chapter 2.3.3 --- Response of phenolic standards to the enzymatic method and FC method --- p.82 === Chapter 2.3.3.1 --- General trends --- p.82 === Chapter 2.3.3.2 --- Mechanism in the response of phenolic standards to the enzymatic reaction --- p.84 === Chapter 2.3.3.3 --- Mechanism in the response of phenolic standards towards the FC method --- p.86 === Chapter 2.3.4 --- Response of interfering compounds to the enzymatic method and the FC method --- p.88 === Chapter 2.3.5 --- Response of mushroom crude extracts to the enzymatic method and the FC method --- p.89 === Chapter 2.4 --- Conclusion --- p.90 === Chapter Chapter 3: --- Mushroom screening --- p.92 === Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.92 === Chapter 3.1.1 --- Agrocybe aegerita (Aa) --- p.92 === Chapter 3.1.2 --- Volvariella volvacea (Vv) --- p.93 === Chapter 3.1.3 --- Lentinus edodes (Le) --- p.94 === Chapter 3.1.4 --- Agaricus bisporus (Ab) --- p.95 === Chapter 3.1.5 --- Processing need of fresh mushrooms --- p.95 === Chapter 3.1.6 --- Comparison of antioxidant activity of mushrooms --- p.96 === Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and methods --- p.98 === Chapter 3.2.1 --- Sample preparation --- p.98 === Chapter 3.2.2 --- Proximate analysis of the four fresh edible mushrooms --- p.99 === Chapter 3.2.2.1 --- Crude lipid --- p.99 === Chapter 3.2.2.2 --- Crude protein --- p.99 === Chapter 3.2.2.3 --- Ash content --- p.101 === Chapter 3.2.2.4 --- Total dietary fiber (TDF) content --- p.101 === Chapter 3.2.2.5 --- Moisture content --- p.103 === Chapter 3.2.3 --- Sample extraction --- p.103 === Chapter 3.2.4 --- Total phenolic content --- p.103 === Chapter 3.2.5 --- Evaluation of antioxidant activity --- p.104 === Chapter 3.2.5.1 --- ABTS radical cation scavenging activity --- p.104 === Chapter 3.2.5.2 --- DPPH radical scavenging capacity --- p.105 === Chapter 3.2.5.3 --- Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power --- p.106 === Chapter 3.2.5.4 --- β-carotene bleaching assay --- p.107 === Chapter 3.2.5.5 --- Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity --- p.108 === Chapter 3.2.6 --- Statistical analysis --- p.109 === Chapter 3.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.110 === Chapter 3.3.1 --- Proximate analysis --- p.111 === Chapter 3.3.2 --- Total phenolic content --- p.112 === Chapter 3.3.3 --- Antioxidant activities --- p.114 === Chapter 3.3.3.1 --- ABTS radical cation scavenging activity --- p.114 === Chapter 3.3.3.2 --- DPPH radical scavenging capacity --- p.115 === Chapter 3.3.3.3 --- Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power --- p.120 === Chapter 3.3.3.4 --- β-carotene bleaching assay --- p.121 === Chapter 3.3.3.5 --- Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity --- p.124 === Chapter 3.4 --- Correlation between antioxidant activities and total phenolic content --- p.127 === Chapter 3.5 --- Summary --- p.128 === Chapter Chapter 4: --- Effect of thermal processing on mushroom antioxidants --- p.131 === Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.131 === Chapter 4.1.1 --- General procedures of thermal processing on mushrooms --- p.131 === Chapter 4.1.1.1 --- Canning --- p.136 === Chapter 4.1.1.2 --- Drying --- p.136 === Chapter 4.1.2 --- Previous studies on the effect of thermal processing on mushroom antioxidants --- p.136 === Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and methods --- p.140 === Chapter 4.2.1 --- Thermal processing --- p.140 === Chapter 4.2.1.1 --- Canning --- p.140 === Chapter 4.2.1.2 --- Drying --- p.143 === Chapter 4.2.2 --- Sample preparation --- p.144 === Chapter 4.2.3 --- Sample extraction --- p.145 === Chapter 4.2.4 --- Evaluation of antioxidant activity --- p.145 === Chapter 4.2.5 --- Total phenolic content --- p.146 === Chapter 4.2.6 --- Measurement of Hydromethylfurfural (HMF) --- p.146 === Chapter 4.2.7 --- Statistical analysis --- p.147 === Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.148 === Chapter 4.3.1 --- ABTS radical cation scavenging activity --- p.148 === Chapter 4.3.1.1 --- Canning --- p.148 === Chapter 4.3.1.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.148 === Chapter 4.3.1.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.149 === Chapter 4.3.1.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.149 === Chapter 4.3.1.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.151 === Chapter 4.3.1.2 --- Drying --- p.151 === Chapter 4.3.1.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.152 === Chapter 4.3.1.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.153 === Chapter 4.3.1.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.154 === Chapter 4.3.1.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.155 === Chapter 4.3.2 --- Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power --- p.165 === Chapter 4.3.2.1 --- Canning --- p.165 === Chapter 4.3.2.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.165 === Chapter 4.3.2.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.166 === Chapter 4.3.2.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.167 === Chapter 4.3.2.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.168 === Chapter 4.3.2.2 --- Drying --- p.169 === Chapter 4.3.2.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.170 === Chapter 4.3.2.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.171 === Chapter 4.3.2.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.172 === Chapter 4.3.2.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.173 === Chapter 4.3.3 --- β-carotene bleaching assay --- p.182 === Chapter 4.3.3.1 --- Canning --- p.182 === Chapter 4.3.3.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.183 === Chapter 4.3.3.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.183 === Chapter 4.3.3.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.184 === Chapter 4.3.3.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.184 === Chapter 4.3.3.2 --- Drying --- p.185 === Chapter 4.3.3.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.186 === Chapter 4.3.3.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.187 === Chapter 4.3.3.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.188 === Chapter 4.3.3.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.189 === Chapter 4.3.4 --- Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity --- p.198 === Chapter 4.3.4.1 --- Canning --- p.198 === Chapter 4.3.4.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.198 === Chapter 4.3.4.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.199 === Chapter 4.3.4.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.200 === Chapter 4.3.4.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.201 === Chapter 4.3.4.2 --- Drying --- p.201 === Chapter 4.3.4.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.202 === Chapter 4.3.4.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.203 === Chapter 4.3.4.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.203 === Chapter 4.3.4.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.204 === Chapter 4.3.5 --- Total phenolic content --- p.214 === Chapter 4.3.5.1 --- Canning --- p.214 === Chapter 4.3.5.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.215 === Chapter 4.3.5.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.217 === Chapter 4.3.5.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.218 === Chapter 4.3.5.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.219 === Chapter 4.3.5.2 --- Drying --- p.223 === Chapter 4.3.5.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.223 === Chapter 4.3.5.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.225 === Chapter 4.3.5.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.226 === Chapter 4.3.5.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.227 === Chapter 4.3.6 --- The Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content --- p.237 === Chapter 4.3.6.1 --- Canning --- p.237 === Chapter 4.3.6.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.237 === Chapter 4.3.6.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.238 === Chapter 4.3.6.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.238 === Chapter 4.3.6.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.239 === Chapter 4.3.6.2 --- Drying --- p.239 === Chapter 4.3.6.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.239 === Chapter 4.3.6.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.240 === Chapter 4.3.6.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.241 === Chapter 4.3.6.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.242 === Chapter 4.4 --- Summary --- p.249 === Chapter 4.5 --- Discussion --- p.257 === Chapter 4.5.1 --- Reduction of antioxidant activities in mushrooms by heat treatment --- p.257 === Chapter 4.5.2 --- Effect of blanching --- p.259 === Chapter 4.5.3 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.260 === Chapter 4.5.4 --- Effect of drying time and temperature --- p.262 === Chapter 4.5.5 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.263 === Chapter 4.5.6 --- Changes during storage --- p.265 === Chapter 4.5.7 --- Difference in canning and drying --- p.269 === Chapter Chapter 5: --- Conclusions --- p.275 === References --- p.280