Impact of Different Drying Methods on the Acerola-Ceriguela Mixed Pulp: Physicochemical Characteristics, Bioactive Compounds, and Sensory Attributes

Table 4

Bioactive compounds of acerola-ceriguela mixed pulps obtained by different drying methods.

Retention of bioactive compounds	Spray-drying	Freeze-drying	Spouted bed drying
Ascorbic acid (%)	76.86^b ± 1.16	93.65^a ± 1.67	60.24^c ± 0.68
Total carotenoid (%)	33.40^b ± 2.85	45.00^a ± 0.62	22.13^c ± 0.28
Total phenolic (%)	48.13^c ± 0.78	66.90^a ± 2.72	61.50^b ± 0.80

Triplicate mean ± standard deviation. Means in each line followed by different superscript letters were significantly different , by Tukey’s test.