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4.3.2! Effect <strong>of</strong> trial <strong>and</strong> sweet potato cultivar .......................................................................... 107!<br />

4.3.3! Effect <strong>of</strong> <strong>storage</strong> on provitamin A retention .................................................................... 111!<br />

4.3.4! Effect <strong>of</strong> sweet potato cultivar on provitamin A retention in <strong>storage</strong> .............................. 112!<br />

4.3.5! Estimation <strong>of</strong> vitamin A activity in OFSP chips .............................................................. 113!<br />

4.4! CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................ 114!<br />

CHAPTER 5.! UNDERSTANDING ON-FARM CAROTENOID LOSSES AFTER DRYING<br />

AND STORAGE OF ORANGE-FLESHED SWEET POTATO IN MOZAMBIQUE ..................... 116!<br />

5.1.! INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................... 116!<br />

5.2.! MATERIALS AND METHODS ............................................................................................. 117!<br />

5.2.1.! Sweet potato root samples ............................................................................................... 117!<br />

5.2.2.! Dryers .............................................................................................................................. 118!<br />

5.2.3.! Drying .............................................................................................................................. 119!<br />

5.2.4.! Collection <strong>of</strong> dried sweet potato chips for analysis ......................................................... 119!<br />

5.2.5.! Carotenoid analysis ......................................................................................................... 119!<br />

5.2.6.! HPLC analysis ................................................................................................................. 119!<br />

5.2.7.! Dry matter determination <strong>and</strong> colour measurement ........................................................ 120!<br />

5.2.8.! SPME/GC/MS analysis .................................................................................................... 120!<br />

5.2.9.! Statistical analyses <strong>and</strong> calculation <strong>of</strong> <strong>carotenoid</strong> degradation rates ............................. 120!<br />

5.3.! RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ............................................................................................... 120!<br />

5.3.1.! Effect <strong>of</strong> dryer type on <strong>carotenoid</strong> retention in OFSP chips ............................................ 120!<br />

5.3.2.! Effect <strong>of</strong> variety <strong>of</strong> sweet potato on <strong>carotenoid</strong> retention in <strong>drying</strong>................................. 123!<br />

5.3.3.! Effect <strong>of</strong> chipping on <strong>carotenoid</strong> retention in <strong>drying</strong> ....................................................... 123!<br />

5.3.4.! Effect <strong>of</strong> chipping on <strong>carotenoid</strong> retention in <strong>storage</strong> ..................................................... 124!<br />

5.3.5.! Effect <strong>of</strong> variety on <strong>carotenoid</strong> retention during <strong>storage</strong>................................................. 126!<br />

5.3.6.! Correlation between spectrophotometer values, HPLC results <strong>and</strong> colour <strong>of</strong> samples .. 127!<br />

5.3.7.! Identification <strong>of</strong> individual <strong>carotenoid</strong>s before <strong>and</strong> <strong>after</strong> <strong>storage</strong> ................................... 128!<br />

5.3.8.! Kinetics <strong>of</strong> <strong>carotenoid</strong> degradation during <strong>storage</strong> ......................................................... 130!<br />

5.3.9.! Volatile formation in dried sweet potato during <strong>storage</strong> ................................................. 133!<br />

5.4.! CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................ 135<br />

CHAPTER 6.! EFFECT OF PRE-TREATMENTS ON CAROTENOID LOSSES IN DRYING<br />

AND STORAGE OF ORANGE-FLESHED SWEET POTATO ........................................................ 137!<br />

6.1! INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................... 137!<br />

6.2! MATERIALS AND METHODS ............................................................................................. 138!<br />

6.2.1! Sweet potato root samples ............................................................................................... 138!<br />

6.2.2! Pre-treatments ................................................................................................................. 139!<br />

6.2.3! Drying .............................................................................................................................. 140!<br />

6.2.4! Storage ............................................................................................................................ 140!<br />

6.2.5! Carotenoid analysis ......................................................................................................... 141!<br />

6.2.6! Statistical analysis ........................................................................................................... 141!<br />

6.3! RESULTS ................................................................................................................................ 141!<br />

6.3.1! Effect <strong>of</strong> pre-treatments on <strong>drying</strong> ................................................................................... 141!<br />

6.3.2! Effect <strong>of</strong> pre-treatment on <strong>storage</strong> ................................................................................... 145!<br />

6.4! DISCUSSION .......................................................................................................................... 147!<br />

6.5! CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................ 150<br />

CHAPTER 7.! INVOLVEMENT OF ENZYMES IN CAROTENOID DEGRADATION<br />

DURING STORAGE OF ORANGE-FLESHED SWEET POTATO ................................................. 151!<br />

7.1.! INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................... 151!<br />

7.2.! MATERIALS AND METHODS ............................................................................................. 152!<br />

7.2.1.! Sweet potato root samples ............................................................................................... 152!<br />

7.2.2.! pH measurement .............................................................................................................. 153!<br />

7.2.3.! Enzyme assay on !-carotene............................................................................................ 153!<br />

7.2.4.! Enzymatic extraction ....................................................................................................... 154!<br />

7.2.5.! Measurement <strong>of</strong> peroxidase activity ................................................................................ 154!<br />

7.2.6.! Measurement <strong>of</strong> lipoxygenase activity ............................................................................. 155!<br />

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