The role of gamma irradiation and storage at 28 ± 2 °C on the inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium in sun-dried Legon-18 pepper ( Capsicum annuum ) powder

Table 8 Effect of gamma irradiation and storage on some carotenoids in Legon-18 pepper (C. annuum) powder at 28 ± 2 °C

Storage	Beta carotene (mg/100 g)		Beta cryptoxanthin (mg/100 g)		Capsanthin (mg/100 g)
Weeks	kGy	5 kGy	0 kGy	5 kGy	0 kGy	5 kGy
0	10.29 ± 0.02^Ib	9.38 ± 0.00^Ia	2.10 ± 0.01^Ib	1.55 ± 0.00^Ia	1.47 ± 0.00^Ia	1.35 ± 0.02^Hb
1	9.96 ± 0.01^Hb	9.20 ± 0.01^Ha	2.06 ± 0.01^Hb	1.52 ± 0.00^Ha	1.46 ± 0.00^Ha	1.32 ± 0.01^Gb
2	9.77 ± 0.00^Gb	8.67 ± 0.00^Ga	2.00 ± 0.00^Gb	1.44 ± 0.00^Ga	1.43 ± 0.00^Ga	1.29 ± 0.00^Fb
3	9.28 ± 0.00^Fb	8.21 ± 0.00^Fa	1.91 ± 0.00^Fb	1.41 ± 0.02^Fa	1.41 ± 0.00^Fa	1.30 ± 0.00^Fb
4	8.86 ± 0.00^Eb	7.72 ± 0.00^Ea	1.76 ± 0.02^Eb	1.34 ± 0.01^Ea	1.40 ± 0.00^Ea	1.26 ± 0.01^Eb
5	8.38 ± 0.02^Db	7.06 ± 0.18^Da	1.65 ± 0.02^Db	1.24 ± 0.00^Da	1.36 ± 0.01^Da	1.23 ± 0.00^Db
6	7.91 ± 00⁰C^b	6.27 ± 0.0⁰C^a	1.54 ± 0.01^Cb	1.16 ± 0.01^Ca	1.32 ± 0.0⁰C^a	1.18 ± 0.0⁰C^b
7	7.54 ± 0.03^Bb	5.57 ± 0.02^Ba	1.43 ± 0.01^Bb	1.09 ± 0.01^Ba	1.28 ± 0.00^Ba	1.15 ± 0.01^Bb
8	7.17 ± 0.00^Ab	5.36 ± 0.00^Aa	1.29 ± 0.01^Ab	1.04 ± 0.02^Aa	1.47 ± 0.00^Ia	1.35 ± 0.02^Hb

Least Significant Difference. Means with the same letters (upper cases, doses within a particular day) in the same column are not significantly (P > 0.05) and means with the same letters in the same row a particular parameter (lower case, doses per day) are not significantly different (P > 0.05) from each other