Table 7. Pearson Correlation between TEAC Values and the Total Phenolic and Elemental Contentsa.
DPPH | ABTS | Mg | P | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DPPH | 0.999 | 0.988 | 0.961 | |
ABTS | 0.999 | 0.983 | 0.969 | |
total phenols | 0.948 | 0.957 | 0.892 | 0.998 |
Based on these results, we could attribute the increase in antioxidant activities of the tea-fortified cake samples compared with the coffee-fortified cake samples, contrary to their pure powder, to the following: (I) having higher total phenolic contents, (II) having a richer phenolic profile (11 identified compounds) that might have a synergistic interaction between them, and (III) having higher Mg and P contents, and altogether boasted the ability of the phenolic content to survive the heat treatment and deliver the measured residual antioxidant capacities.