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Abbreviation: SIKORA 2008

Food Processing

This publication was used to obtain 10 retention factor values.

Retention Factor Food Before Processing Food After Processing Content Before Processing Content After Processing Units
0.21 Kale Kale, boiled 773.0 211.0 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.83 Broccoli Broccoli, boiled for 12-15 min, until ready for consumption, at a temperature of around 100°C 289.0 217.0 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.90 Broccoli Broccoli - blanched at a temperature of 80°C for 3 min 289.0 236.0 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.70 White cauliflower White cauliflower, boiled boiled for 12-15 min until ready for consumption, at 100°C 145.0 102.0 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.71 Green cauliflower Green cauliflower, boiled for 12-15 min until ready for consumption, at 100°C 144.0 103.0 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.68 White cauliflower White cauliflower, blanched at a temperature of 80°C for 3 min 145.0 100.0 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.86 Green cauliflower Green cauliflower, blanched at a temperature of 80°C for 3 min 144.0 124.0 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.61 Brussels sprouts Brussels sprouts, boiled for 12-15 min, until ready for consumption, at a temperature of around 100°C 331.0 197.0 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.72 Brussels sprouts Brussels sprouts, blanched at a temperature of 80°C for 3 min 331.0 232.0 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.59 Kale Kale blanched 773.0 571.0 mg/100 g fresh weight