Table 1.

RM radical scavenging on DPPH, antioxidant capacity in ORAC-FL assay, and fractions and phenolic compounds content in Folin-Ciocalteu.

Treatments	DPPH EC50 a (μg mL−1)	ORAC assaya, b (μmol of TE g−1)	Folin-Ciocalteua, c (mg of GAE g−1)
Quercetin	2.924 ± 1.666	5.62 ± 0.690d	—
RM	8.065 ± 2.369	8611.19 ± 0.312	226.7 ± 2.655

^aMean ± standard deviation of triplicate assays.

^bORAC data expressed as micromol of Trolox equivalents per gram (μmol of TE/g).

^cTotal phenolics data expressed as milligrams of gallic acid equivalents per gram (mg of GAE/g).

^dPositive control, ORAC data expressed as relative Trolox equivalent, mean ± standard deviation of triplicate assays.