Effects of Fermentation Periods and Drying Methods on Postharvest Quality of Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao) Beans in Ghana

Table 3

Total phenolics and flavonoids in cocoa varieties under different fermentation and drying periods.

Fermentation period (days)	Variety	Drying method	Phenolics (mg GAE/g DW)	Flavonoids (mg QE/g DW)
4	Amazonian	Solar biomass hybrid dryer	447.04 ± 5.32^bc	1690.26 ± 975.87^abcd
		Traditional sun dying	450.28 ± 22.05^c	2037.95 ± 1176.61^bcd
	Hybrid	Solar biomass hybrid dryer	433.25 ± 44.81^bc	500.513 ± 288.97^a
		Traditional sun dying	421.09 ± 34.82^bc	941.538 ± 543.60^bcd
5	Amazonian	Solar biomass hybrid dryer	618.98 ± 34.18^d	2110.77 ± 1218.65^bcd
		Traditional sun dying	445.42 ± 37.96^c	2818.46 ± 1627.24^d
	Hybrid	Solar biomass hybrid dryer	711.44 ± 63.77^d	1392.82 ± 804.15^abcd
		Traditional sun dying	362.69 ± 33.07^abc	2213.33 ± 1277.87^bcd
6	Amazonian	Solar biomass hybrid dryer	447.04 ± 34.82^c	2346.67 ± 1354.85^bcd
		Traditional sun dying	458.39 ± 59.00^c	2438.97 ± 1408.14^bcd
	Hybrid	Solar biomass hybrid dryer	431.63 ± 53.80^bc	1495.38 ± 863.36^abcd
		Traditional sun dying	460.83 ± 19.67^c	1885.13 ± 1088.38^abcd
7	Amazonian	Solar biomass hybrid dryer	305.11 ± 24.69^a	1249.23 ± 721.24^abc
		Traditional sun dying	332.69 ± 4.06^ab	1577.44 ± 910.74^abcd
	Hybrid	Solar biomass hybrid dryer	365.13 ± 16.28^abc	2736.41 ± 1579.87^d
		Traditional sun dying	411.35 ± 7.99^bc	6069.74 ± 3504.37^e
Mean			443.897	2094.04

“±SE = standard error, mean with same letters in a column are not statistically different (5) from each other according to Fisher’s least significant difference (LSD) procedure. Values bolded and underlined refers to samples with the highest concentration; bolded values represents samples with the lowest concentration.”