Yield factor value: 0.98 (Rhubarb boiled, NL LCW, BERGSTROM 1994_GAINS-AND-LOSSES)

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

Calculated Mean Retention Factor Value

mean RF value Min Max SD n
1.26 1.10 1.51 0.15 4

Original Retention Factor Values used to Produce Mean

McDougall G.J., Dobson P., Jordan-Mahy N. (2010) Effect of different cooking regimes on rhubarb polyphenols. Food Chemistry 119:758-764

Retention Factor Food Before Processing Food After Processing Content Before Processing Content After Processing Units
1.10 Rhubarb Rhubarb, boiled - in a dish with water and sugar, covered and placed in a pre-heated oven 31.53 35.67 mg/100 g fresh weight
1.27 Rhubarb Rhubarb, boiled - in a dish with water and sugar, covered and placed in a pre-heated oven 31.53 41.18 mg/100 g fresh weight
1.51 Rhubarb Rhubarb, boiled - in a dish with water and sugar, covered and placed in a pre-heated oven 31.53 48.64 mg/100 g fresh weight
1.18 Rhubarb Rhubarb, boiled - in a dish with water and sugar, covered and placed in a pre-heated oven 31.53 38.1 mg/100 g fresh weight