Table 6.
Total antioxidant (FRAP) activity in different part of two varieties of Z. officinale.
| Varieties | Extraction source |
CO2 Concentration (μmol mol−1) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | 800 | ||
| Halia Bentong | Leaves | 577.21 ± 14.21e | 722.31 ± 11.45d |
| Stems | 341.2 ± 40.76f | 356.31 ± 41.6f | |
| Rhizomes | 671.3 ± 21.2d | 774.62 ± 26.35bc | |
| Halia Bara | Leaves | 620.1 ± 18.7e | 783.09 ± 21.95b |
| Stems | 350.2 ± 27.6f | 367.4 ± 20.43f | |
| Rhizomes | 740.6 ± 40.15cd | 831.16 ± 39.08a | |
Expressed in units of μmol Fe (II)/g. All analyses are the mean of triplicate measurements ± standard deviation. Means not sharing a common letter were significantly different at P ≤ 0.05.