Quality characteristics of garlic peel according to processing methods

Garlic peel has been found to have various beneficial effects including antioxidant activities, antithrombosis activities and cancer inhibition. This study was to analyze the quality characteristics and antioxidant activities of garlic peel processed using different methods (control, roasting, steaming, roasting after steaming and blanching) to determine the most appropriate processing method for garlic peel to be used as a functional food ingredient. The lightness color values was highest in the control group, redness was highest in the roasting after steaming group, and yellowness was highest in the roasting group. The total pyruvate content of the roasting after steaming group garlic peel was 37.05 mg/100 g, which was higher than those of the other groups. The total polyphenol and total flavonoid contents of garlic peel ranged 47.60 to 172.53 mg/100 g and 3.43 to 17.63 mg/100 g, respectively. The highest total polyphenol content and total flavonoid content were observed for the roasting after steaming group. 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity was also the highest in the roasting after steaming group (81.28%). These results indicate that the method used to process garlic peel affects its quality, and that roasting after steaming is the most appropriate processing method, as it achieves the highest antioxidant activity.