Table 3 The effect of cold plasma treatment on the physicochemical properties of Sesame seeds.
Sample | Peroxide value (meq/kg) | Acid value (mg/g) | PH | L* | b* | a* | Protein (%) |
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Untreated | 0.61 ± 0.09 | 0.52 ± 0.04 | 6.88 ± 0.003 | 44.45 ± 0.35 | 7.41 ± 0.25 | 1.21 ± 0.21 | 19.03 ± 1.00 |
Treated | 1.38 ± 0.12* | 0.88 ± 0.02* | 6.79 ± 0.005* | 42.02 ± 0.21* | 9.78 ± 0.15* | 2.20 ± 0.16* | 18.73 ± 0.95 |