Table 2. Antioxidant component and radical scavenging activity of ‘Chuhwangbae’ dired with different methods

Dried type Total polyphenol (mg/g) Total flavonoid (mg/g) DPPH (%) ABTS (%)
Hot-air 1.97±0.06c1) 0.26±0.01b 12.1±1.85b 11.0±0.61c
Vacuum 2.20±0.37b 0.29±0.02a 25.4±1.61a 15.5±0.49b
Freeze 3.12±0.02a 0.28±0.00ab 21.3±3.58a 19.9±0.94a
Means±SD (n=4) within each column followed by the different letter are significantly different (p<0.05).
Contents before drying the pear flesh.