Table 3 The effect of cold plasma treatment on the physicochemical properties of Sesame seeds.

From: Investigating the effect of dielectric barrier discharge cold plasma on the aflatoxin removal and the physicochemical properties of sesame seeds

Sample

Peroxide value (meq/kg)

Acid value (mg/g)

PH

L*

b*

a*

Protein (%)

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

  1. Results are presented as mean ± SD. T test was performed. *p < 0.05.