Keywords
Antioxidant activity, Artocarpus integer, drying temperature, polyphenols
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Antioxidant activity, Artocarpus integer, drying temperature, polyphenols
We agree with some of the reviewers suggestion, i.e. (1) the yields of mandai powder at drying temperatures of 45, 50, and 55 °C did not differ significantly, (2) Lowering the drying temperature may additionally preserve the content of polyphenols, therefore, may further increase the antioxidant capacity. In the reviewer's comment no.8, we made clear that In the concept of IC 50 value, the lower the IC 50 value means the substance is more potent or showing a better antioxidant capacity. We also add some explanatory notes on the method section, i,e., (1) The drying time of the mandai powder and the liquid extract were opted from the result of the preliminary optimization research, subjected to our dryer capability. A supplementary file including materials used was also added.
See the authors' detailed response to the review by Syed Ziaur Rahman and Mohd Ashraf Alam
In South and East Kalimantan, Indonesia, people historically consume the lactic acid bacteria (LAB)-fermented inner skin of cempedak (Artocarpus integer), traditionally termed dami or mandai1. The use of the inner skin of cempedak in functional food production may partly reduce agricultural waste2. Mandai may contain phenolics, flavonoids, tannins, and antioxidant activity.
The unfermented cempedak inner skin (Artocarpus integer) contains bioactive components such as phenolics, flavonoids, and carotenoids3. It has antioxidant activity that is potentially higher than the flesh and seeds of cempedak. Mandai with L. casei as the starter had better antimicrobial activity against S. aureus and E. coli in comparison to spontaneous (L. plantarum) mandai4. Besides, mandai may function as a probiotic food5. While maintaining its antioxidative capacity, fermented mandai may have further use as an industrial ingredient primarily as an exotic tropical flavor and a flavor enhancer.
Mandai powder is produced through a drying process. The right drying temperature is required to produce good quality mandai powder. Drying at the correct temperature minimizes antioxidant damage, implicating the ability to reduce free radicals will be higher, as seen in sinom beverage powder6, and cumari peppers7.
This research aims (i) to measure chemical and antioxidant properties of L. casei-fermented mandai at 45, 50, 55°C of drying temperature with constant time of drying at 18 hours, which the results are then compared with spontaneously fermented mandai and dried at 50°C for 18 hours; (ii) to find the best drying temperature on starter induced fermented mandai powder; and (iii) to find correlations between phenolic contents and antioxidant activity on starter induced fermented mandai powder.
Cempedak was peeled and separated from its husk and flesh, then washed and cut into pieces. The pieces of cempedak inner skin were boiled at 100°C for 5 minutes to remove the sap. The sample was drained and then boiled once more in a sealed container at 100°C for 5 minutes to soften the texture. The sample was then cooled until the temperature was less than 40°C. L. casei strain Shirota isolated from Yakult® as starter culture was inoculated at the concentration of 2% (v/v). For spontaneous fermentation, the mandai was directly stored without inoculation. The spontaneous and inoculated mandai were stored for two weeks at a temperature of 8±2°C to allow slow fermentation to occur. After incubation, mandai was drained and blended. The puree of mandai then was dried for 18 hours at the 45, 50, and 55°C, then ground and screened with an 80-mesh sieve. The 18 hours drying time opted from the result of the preliminary research. All reagents and corresponding suppliers are listed in Supplementary File.
For the analysis of TPC, HTC, TFC, and antioxidant activity, 20 g mandai powder was dissolved in 60 ml 95% ethanol (SmartLab cat no. A1035, Indonesia) and macerated for 24 hours. Mandai was filtered through filter paper (Whatman no. 4), and the liquid extract was dried at 50°C for 16 hours. The duration of liquid drying opted from the preliminary optimation research.
The yield was measured as the ratio of mandai powder to initial mandai cempedak (w/w), while ash contents were measured as described8. About 2 g of the sample was diluted with distilled water to a volume of 20 ml. This mixture was homogenized and allowed to soak for 15 minutes before the pH was measured.
TPC was estimated by the Folin-Ciocalteu assay and expressed as gallic acid equivalents (GAE), as described previously9,10. HTC was estimated by the Folin-Ciocalteu assay and expressed in mg kg-1 tannic acid equivalent (TAE), as described11. TFC was estimated using the aluminum chloride (AlCl3) method and expressed in mg kg-1 catechin equivalent (CAE), as described12. The antioxidant activity was determined using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay, as described13. All standards were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich.
Data in Table 1 except IC50 of antioxidant activity were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Fisher’s least significant difference test determined the significance of the difference between the averages (at α = 5%, analyzed with GraphPad Prism version 6.0. Values were expressed in average ± standard deviation (SD). IC50 of antioxidant activity was produced by employing the non-linear fit of the one-phase association method with GraphPad Prism version 6.0. Pearson correlation analysis was performed with Microsoft Excel 2016.
The yields of mandai powder at drying temperatures of 45, 50, and 55°C did not differ significantly (Table 1). The yield of each treatment did not differ significantly with the yield of mandai powder with spontaneous fermented that dried at 50°C (control). A comparison between the ash content of each treatment with control showed no significant difference (Table 1). The pH values of dissolved mandai powder ranged from 4.5±0.5 to 5.3±0.2. The drying temperature did not affect the pH value of the dissolved mandai powder.
The drying temperature significantly affected the TPC of mandai powder. The highest average value of TPC in mandai powder dried at 45°C. In comparison to control, the TPC of each treatment was significantly different. The drying temperatures in each treatment resulted in significantly different HTC in comparison to that of control mandai. The drying temperature of 45°C produced higher HTC than that of mandai powder dried at 50°C and 55°C. The drying temperature significantly affected the TFC of mandai powder. The TFC of mandai powder, which dried at 45 and 55°C were significantly different from the control, but that of dried at 50°C was not significantly different from control.
Half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) value of DPPH for each treatment was obtained through one-phase association equation. In the concept of IC50 value, the lower the IC50 value means the substance is more potent or showing a better antioxidant capacity. The drying temperature significantly affected the antioxidant activity of mandai powder. Control mandai powder extract had the highest IC50 value, while mandai powder extract dried at 45°C had the lowest IC50 value of (Table 2). The TPC, HTC, and TFC have a strong correlation with antioxidant activity. The higher TPC, HTC, and TFC value, the higher the antioxidant activity in mandai powder (Table 3). Lowering the drying temperature may additionally preserve the content of polyphenols, therefore, may further increase the antioxidant capacity.
Treatment | Y0 | Plateau | K | IC50 (Interpolated) |
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Vitamin C | 0 | 103.40 | 0.003 | 209.11 |
45°C | 0 | 89.99 | 0.014 | 56.96 |
50°C | 0 | 91.12 | 0.011 | 66.76 |
55°C | 0 | 91.44 | 0.009 | 84.74 |
Control | 0 | 87.39 | 0.006 | 136.78 |
Based on Pearson correlation analysis, there was a strong correlation between total phenolic content (r = 0.796) and total flavonoid content (r = 0.783) with antioxidant activity. The strongest correlation occurred between total tannin content (r = 0.910) and antioxidant activity in mandai powder.
More water in mandai evaporated at higher temperatures. The evaporated water caused the yield of mandai powder to reduce with increasing drying temperature; however, the water content of the final product is also lesser. A previous report documents that the yield may decrease with increased drying temperatures14. The drying temperature did not affect the ash content of mandai powder. Microbes equally used the mineral resources in the spontaneous and L. casei-fermented mandai, so it did not have a different effect on ash content.
During mandai fermentation, the population of LAB increased until day 14, thus lowering pH1,5. Inferring from previous research, organic acids such as lactic acid and acetic acid were produced to lower the pH and caused a more acidic environment on day 12 of fermentation5. The fermentation medium, duration of fermentation, and the use of starter cultures may play a role in the final pH and organic acid contents of LAB-fermented products. The previous research stated that the pH of spontaneously fermented rye dough was higher than the pH of starter-fermented rye dough15. However, cucumber pickle fermented with LAB produced organic acids that were higher than that of spontaneous fermentation16.
TPC of the inner skin of cempedak was at 21.29 mg GAE kg-13. TPC of mandai powder ranged from 199.2±13.4 to 348.8±55.6 mg GAE kg-1, higher than that of unfermented cempedak. Phenolic compounds were sensitive to heat treatment so that the drying process reduced the TPC17. The TPC of mandai powder dried at 55°C was the lowest value observed when compared to other treatments. The drying process, especially at higher temperatures (i.e., 55°C), combined with the long drying time duration (i.e., 18 hours), resulted in loss of antioxidant activity18.
In dry conditions, components in the cell, such as membranes and organelles, clump together, resulting in fewer extracted phenolic compounds14. Drying at 50°C quickly disabled the oxidation of polyphenols. However, the initial oxidation of polyphenols might have occurred before drying and led to polyphenol degradation. Phenolic compounds are sensitive, unstable, and susceptible to degradation by oxygen and light19. The enzymatic oxidation of polyphenols components is mostly caused by polyphenol oxidase7. Injury to the cell membrane liberates and therefore activates these enzymes, which convert phenolic compounds to quinones.
Phenolic contents may vary on the types of heat processing, such as drying, boiling, and steaming19. Two consecutive boilings at 100°C for 5 minutes assisted removal of sap in the inner skin of cempedak and texture softening. This two-step boilings can be replaced by one-step boiling at a longer time. However, the use of two consecutive boilings is necessary to reduce the length of heat exposure; therefore, this was included as an essential preparation step in our patent application on mandai fermentation.
Environmental factors affecting phenolic concentrations include weather conditions, seasons, and post-harvest conditions20. Phenolic contents are also related to varieties of different fruits, diversity of extraction methods21, and the type of phenolic components in the plant and its location in the cell, as well as the type of solvent and method of extraction22–24.
L. casei may modify the phenolic component, causing a significant difference between TPC of each treatment and control25,26. The fermentation and metabolic activity of LAB may play a role on levels of total phenolic in rye dough and bread15 and Moringa oleifera leaf powder27. HTC was inversely correlated with drying temperature. Also, the duration of drying contributes to the loss of tannins28,29, consistent with the results in the drying of yacon (Polymnia sonchifolia) and coffee leaf tea30,31. Degradation of flavonoid structures is linked to the degree of heat exposure30,32.
The antioxidant activity of mandai powder was low when compared to the fresh form. Temperature plays a role in retaining the antioxidant activity of the powder (Table 2). The temperature had a significant effect on the inhibition of free radicals of DPPH in grass jelly (Premna serratifolia)33. A strong correlation was observed between antioxidant activity and the polyphenol contents of mandai powder. Previous studies have reported strong correlations between TPC, HTC, TFC, and antioxidant activity34,35. The phenolic chemical structure has a role in the inhibition of free radicals, largely depending on the number and position of the hydrogen donation from the hydroxyl group to the aromatic ring of the phenol molecules36.
Drying temperature affected total phenolic, tannin and flavonoid contents, and antioxidant activity, but did not affect ash content, yield, and pH of starter induced fermented mandai powder. Mandai powder dried at 45°C for 18 hours emerged as the best treatment, with a TPC of 358.8±55.6 mg GAE kg-1 dry sample, HTC of 143.8±9.3 mg TAE kg-1 dry sample, TFC of 17.5±1.3 mg CAE kg-1 dry sample, antioxidant activity (IC50) of 56.96 ppm, ash content of 4.0±0.7%, pH value of 5.0±0.8, and yield of 9.3±0.8%. The strongest correlation was shown between HTC and IC50 of antioxidant activity on starter induced fermented mandai powder. The phenolic components contributed to the antioxidant activity of mandai cempedak.
Dataset 1. All raw data obtained in the present study. Data include yield, ash weight, pH, and phenolic, tannin, and flavonoid contents. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/Q76SH37.
Supplementary File 1. List of all reagents used in the current study, with suppliers37.
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Reviewer Expertise: Pharmacology, Nutraceuticals
Is the work clearly and accurately presented and does it cite the current literature?
Yes
Is the study design appropriate and is the work technically sound?
Yes
Are sufficient details of methods and analysis provided to allow replication by others?
Yes
If applicable, is the statistical analysis and its interpretation appropriate?
Yes
Are all the source data underlying the results available to ensure full reproducibility?
Yes
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the results?
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Competing Interests: No competing interests were disclosed.
Reviewer Expertise: biochemistry, fermentation
Is the work clearly and accurately presented and does it cite the current literature?
Yes
Is the study design appropriate and is the work technically sound?
Yes
Are sufficient details of methods and analysis provided to allow replication by others?
Yes
If applicable, is the statistical analysis and its interpretation appropriate?
Yes
Are all the source data underlying the results available to ensure full reproducibility?
Yes
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the results?
Yes
Competing Interests: No competing interests were disclosed.
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