Direct Solar Oven with and without UV Filter vs. Traditional Oven: Effect on Polyphenolic Antioxidants, Vitamins and Carotenoids of Food
, Chiara Dal Bosco 2, Elena Mattoni 1, Tecla Gasperi 1, Alessandra Gentili 2 and Daniela Tofani 1,*
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
ABSTRACT
Please re-write the following sentence "In the present research work, to investigate this issue, the variation of total phenolic content (TPC), lipophilic vitamins, carotenoids and antioxidant capacity of several vegetables, meats and a fish sample were analyzed before and after cooking in a traditional oven, in a solar oven and in a solar oven equipped with a UV filter."
INTRODUCTION
In the second line of the first paragraph, change the word "touches" for another one.
Make clear the following sentence "In the food industry, solar energy begins to be used to lower production costs, dry food or applied to waste transformations [2–4]."
What does mean "ecological sensitivity"?
Rewrite the following sentence "Obtaining these goals calls for high heating efficiency and tight insulation which permit to come by and maintain the temperatures similar to traditional ovens"
RESULTS
Section 2.1 gives no relevant information of the results, but only a simplified methodology. remove it
the same applies to the first paragraph of section 2.2. this one could fit better in discussion
IF the authors used PRISM for the statistical analysis, please also use it for the creation of figure 2.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Since Molecules uses a format different to most journals, is easy to get lost. Please include the HELIO sun dryer in this section rather than in RESULTS (Section 2).
All scientific names must be written using italics
CONCLUSIONS
There are no conclusions, please add it
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Reviewer 2 Report
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Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
The authors have addressed all the concerns raised in my previous review and have made the necessary changes to the manuscript. The manuscript is more clear and concise and I believe that the manuscript can be accepted for publication in its present form.
