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Accepted ManuscriptTitle: Effect of thermal treatment and storage on bioactive compounds, organic acids and antioxidant activity of baobab fruit (Adansonia digitata) pulp from Malawi Author: David T. Tembo Melvin J. Holmes Lisa J. This is a PDF Þle of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its Þnal form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. were measured by spectrophotometry. Malawi baobab pulp contains high levels of procyanidin B 2 (533 ± 22.6 mg/100 g FW), vitamin C (AA + DHA) (466 ± 2.5 mg/100 g FW), gallic acid (68.5 ± 12.4 mg/100 g FW) and (-)-epicatechin (43.0 ± 3.0 mg/100 g FW) and showed a maximum TPC of 1.89 x 10 3 ± 1.61 mg GAE/100 g FW.The maximum antioxidant activity was 2.81 x 10 3 ± 92.8 mg TEAC/100 g FW for FRAP, 1.52 x 10 3 ± 17.1 mg TEAC/100 g FW for ABTS and 50.9 ± 0.43% DPPH for DPPH. Thermal pasteurisation (72 C, 15 s) retained vitamin C which further showed extended half-life under refrigeration temperature (6 C). Procyanidin B 2 , (-)-epicatechin, TPC and antioxidant activity fluctuated during storage. Antioxidant activity was significantly correlated (p ≤ 0.05) with bioactive compounds and TPC.