Effect of Drying Methods on Chemical Composition, Color and Antioxidant Properties of Thai Red Curry Powder

Authors

  • Sudathip Inchuen Faculty of Agro-Industry, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand.
  • Woatthichai Narkrugsa Faculty of Agro-Industry, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand.
  • Pimpen Pornchaloempong Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand.

Keywords:

antioxidant activity, phenolic content, hot-air drying, microwave drying, Thai red curry powder

Abstract

Thai red curry pastes were transformed into powder by two different drying methods: microwave and hot-air drying. The microwave drying was carried out in a microwave oven with output powers of 180, 360 and 540 W and the hot-air drying was carried out at air temperatures of 60, 70 and 80°C. The quality attributes of Thai red curry powder were evaluated for proximate composition, color (Hunter L, a and b) and antioxidant properties (total phenolic content and antioxidant activities). The Folin-Ciocalteu method was used to determine total phenolic content, while 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging and ferric reducing antioxidative power (FRAP) assays were used to elucidate antioxidant activities. The drying methods showed no significant effects on the chemical compositions of the red curry powder, whereas color and antioxidant properties were all affected by the two methods to different extents. Microwave drying resulted in darker and less yellow color than the hot-air drying. Almost all red curry powder in the microwave-dried samples had a greater phenolic content and antioxidant activity than hot-air dried samples.

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Published

2010-02-28

How to Cite

Sudathip Inchuen, Woatthichai Narkrugsa, and Pimpen Pornchaloempong. 2010. “Effect of Drying Methods on Chemical Composition, Color and Antioxidant Properties of Thai Red Curry Powder”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 44 (1). Bangkok, Thailand:142-51. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/244890.

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