Table 1.
Relative efficacy of each antioxidant assay for individual antioxidant concentration.
| Concentrations (%) | Antioxidant assay | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPPH radical scavenging activity (%) |
Reducing activity (Å) | Metal chelation (%) | ABTS radical scavenging activity (%) | Lipid peroxidation (%) | Superoxide radical scavenging activity (%) | Anti-denaturation assay (%) | |
| 0.001 | +++++ | + | +++++ | − | + | +++++ | +++++ |
| 0.005 | ++++ | ++ | ++++ | − | ++ | ++++ | ++++ |
| 0.01 | +++ | +++ | +++ | − | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| 0.05 | ++ | ++++ | ++ | − | ++++ | ++ | ++ |
| 0.1 | + | +++++ | + | + | +++++ | + | + |