Table 4.
Antioxidant activity of koozh prepared from finger millet grains
| Particulars | Total phenol (mg/g of flour) | Total flavonoid (mg/g of flour) | Free radical scavenging activity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germinated & fermented koozh | 0.57 ± 0.5 | 0.13 ± 0.08 | 20.85 ± 2.2$ |
| Germinated & non-fermented koozh | 0.43 ± 0.02 | 0.11 ± 0.02 | 18.6 ± 1.1@ |
| Non-germinated & fermented koozh | 0.46 ± 0.03 | 0.26 ± 0.3 | 24.6 ± 1.2#$ |
| Non-germinated & non-fermented koozh | 0.22 ± 0.01 | 0.14 ± 0.03 | 15.65 ± 1.3*@ |
*represents significant difference at P ≤ 0.05 Germinated & fermented koozh
#represents significant difference at P ≤ 0.05 Germinated & non-fermented koozh
@represents significant difference at P ≤ 0.05 Non-germinated & fermented koozh
$represents significant difference at P ≤ 0.05 Non-germinated & non-fermented koozh