Table 2

Bentonite (g/L)	A₅₂₀	A₇₀₀	BI	TCD	ABTS(mMTrolox/L)	TPC(mg GAE/L)


0	1.489 ± 0.012 a	0.552 ± 0.006 a	4.540 ± 0.007 c	7.613 ± 0.079 a	15.218 ± 0.267 c	1870.982 ± 22.955 a
0.1	1.338 ± 0.036 b	0.471 ± 0.019 b	4.562 ± 0.005 c	7.371 ± 0.091 b	16.086 ± 0.298 b	1878.138 ± 68.116 a
0.25	1.036 ± 0.038 c	0.347 ± 0.011 c	4.513 ± 0.143 c	7.007 ± 0.049 c	16.707 ± 0.675 ab	1832.292 ± 50.794 ab
0.5	0.865 ± 0.021 d	0.241 ± 0.009 d	4.614 ± 0.005 bc	6.740 ± 0.043 d	16.802 ± 0.423 a	1769.667 ± 13.930 bc
1	0.681 ± 0.010 e	0.176 ± 0.008 e	4.694 ± 0.011 b	6.495 ± 0.081 e	16.230 ± 0.203 ab	1727.827 ± 62.604 c
2	0.581 ± 0.009 f	0.125 ± 0.012 f	4.937 ± 0.045 a	6.121 ± 0.058 f	16.664 ± 0.147 ab	1624.533 ± 55.005 d

Table 2: Characteristics of pomegranate juice clarified by sodium bentonite at 5°C for 18 h [mean and standard deviation (SD) are given] (A₅₂₀: Absorbance at 520 nm; A₇₀₀: Absorbance at 700 nm; BI: Browning index; TCD: Total color density; ABTS [2,2’-az ino-bis(3-ethyl-benzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)]: ABTS radical scavenging assay; TPC: Total phenolic content. a-fMeans within same column followed by different letters are significantly different (P ≤ 0.05).