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Table 2 Effect of Vitamin E and Selenium Supplementation on Antioxidant Capacity of Cheddar Cheese in Accelerated Ripening (18 °C)

From: Impact of vitamin E and selenium on antioxidant capacity and lipid oxidation of cheddar cheese in accelerated ripening

Treatments

Ripening Period Weeks

Total Antioxidant capacity %

Reducing Power

DPPH Free Radical Scavenging Activity%

Antioxidant Activity in Linoleic Acid %

T1

0

20.8 ± 0.19q

8.22 ± 0.94p

17.5 ± 0.51q

7.81 ± 0.19s

6

29.6 ± 1.22p

14.7 ± 0.36n

19.1 ± 0.72p

11.5 ± 0.08q

12

40.2 ± 3.36l

16.5 ± 0.77m

22.4 ± 1.62n

16.3 ± 0.22o

T2

0

35.9 ± 0.55o

12.9 ± 1.05l

23.7 ± 1.08m

13.7 ± 0.28p

6

44.7 ± 1.14k

18.1 ± 0.42k

26.7 ± 0.88j

18.4 ± 0.31n

12

50.6 ± 1.59i

20.6 ± 0.78j

30.5 ± 1.43h

21.3 ± 0.16m

T3

0

44.7 ± 1.31k

23.5 ± 1.27i

28.2 ± 1.66f

17.2 ± 0.11q

6

53.6 ± 2.37h

26.3 ± 1.44g

31.5 ± 1.12h

23.5 ± 0.46k

12

59.7 ± 1.88f

28.4 ± 1.53f

33.9 ± 1.49g

26.4 ± 0.30j

T4

0

32.4 ± 1.61

14.6 ± 1.69m

20.3 ± 0.61g

22.4 ± 0.72l

6

42.5 ± 1.42l

19.2 ± 1.15n

24.5 ± 0.79l

28.9 ± 1.44i

12

48.3 ± 2.77i

24.7 ± 1.38h

27.7 ± 0.83i

32.8 ± 1.57g

T5

0

37.6 ± 1.1n

22.5 ± 0.91i

21.9 ± 1.23j

24.4 ± 0.93g

6

41.4 ± 1.71l

25.3 ± 0.57h

25.8 ± 1.11k

29.3 ± 1.29h

12

46.1 ± 1.94j

26.9 ± 0.95g

27.4 ± 1.56i

35.6 ± 1.75f

T6

0

55.2 ± 2.39g

30.5 ± 0.32e

41.5 ± 1.89f

37.9 ± 2.33e

6

64.1 ± 1.77e

33.4 ± 1.61d

54.2 ± 1.97e

45.4 ± 1.99e

12

72.8 ± 3.46d

35.2 ± 1.51c

62.5 ± 2.27c

53.4 ± 2.82d

T7

0

78.4 ± 2.91c

37.4 ± 1.43b

58.3 ± 3.19d

56.7 ± 1.16c

6

85.1 ± 1.66b

40.3 ± 1.31a

66.9 ± 2.88b

67.9 ± 3.36b

12

89.6 ± 1.39a

41.7 ± 1.03a

82.8 ± 4.36a

75.6 ± 2.88a

Standard Ripening 4 °C

0

20.8 ± 0.19q

8.22 ± 0.94p

17.5 ± 0.51q

7.81 ± 0.19s

6

25.4 ± 0.48p

11.6 ± 0.22o

18.5 ± 0.38p

9.27 ± 0.19r

12

34.6 ± 0.75o

19.8 ± 0.66j

21.2 ± 0.0.25o

13.2 ± 0.44p

Positive Control

Ripened at 4 °C for 9 Months

49.7 ± 1.54i

15.9 ± 0.73m

32.9 ± 1.19 g

23.1 ± 0.87l

  1. Within a column, means denoted by a different letter are statistically different by Tukey’s HSD Test (p < 0.05)
  2. The results presented in Table 2 are the outcome of triplicate treatment and triplicate analysis (3 × 3 = 9; Mean ± SD)