Yield factor value: 1.0 (Any food, stored refrigerated, UNSPECIFIED)

Retention factor (RF) = (Content After Processing / Content Before Processing) * Yield factor

Calculated Mean Retention Factor Value

mean RF value Min Max SD n
1.79 0.81 3.67 0.74 12

Original Retention Factor Values used to Produce Mean

Hurst W.J., Payne M.J., Miller K.B., Stuart D.A. (2009) Stability of Cocoa Antioxidants and Flavan-3-ols over Time. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 57:9547-9550 PubMed (20560624)

Retention Factor Food Before Processing Food After Processing Content Before Processing Content After Processing Units
1.58 Sweetpotato roots Sweet potato Storage 13 days, 5°C 77.24 122.68 mg/100 g fresh weight
1.39 Sweetpotato roots Sweet potato Storage 13 days, 5°C 52.25 72.7 mg/100 g fresh weight
1.57 Sweetpotato roots Sweet potato Storage 13 days, 5°C 95.42 149.95 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.97 Sweetpotato roots Sweet potato Storage 13 days, 5°C 708.86 692.96 mg/100 g fresh weight
2.52 Sweetpotato roots Sweet potato Storage 26 days, 5°C 77.24 195.39 mg/100 g fresh weight
1.86 Sweetpotato roots Sweet potato Storage 26 days, 5°C 52.25 97.69 mg/100 g fresh weight
2.14 Sweetpotato roots Sweet potato Storage 26 days, 5°C 95.42 204.48 mg/100 g fresh weight
1.19 Sweetpotato roots Sweet potato Storage 26 days, 5°C 708.86 847.45 mg/100 g fresh weight
3.67 Sweetpotato roots Sweet potato Storage 37 days, 5°C 77.24 284.0 mg/100 g fresh weight
2.04 Sweetpotato roots Sweet potato Storage 37 days, 5°C 52.25 106.78 mg/100 g fresh weight
1.80 Sweetpotato roots Sweet potato Storage 37 days, 5°C 95.42 172.67 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.81 Sweetpotato roots Sweet potato Storage 37 days, 5°C 708.86 577.08 mg/100 g fresh weight