. 2014 Dec 2;3(4):814–829. doi: 10.3390/antiox3040814

Table 1.

The phenolic compound content (TPC) and the antioxidant capacity of the optimised aqueous extract of bitter melon compared with the 80% ethanol extract.

Chemical Properties	Aqueous Extract	80% Ethanol Extract
TPC (mg GAE/g dry basis)	10.6 ± 0.2 ^a	10.7 ± 0.3 ^a
ABTS (μmol TE/g dry basis)	94.8 ± 1.3 ^a	95.7 ± 3.5 ^a
DPPH (μmol TE/g dry basis)	58.6 ± 1.0 ^a	49.0 ± 4.0 ^b
FRAP (μmol TE/g dry basis)	91.9 ± 1.8 ^a	83.5 ± 4.3 ^b

Values are means ± standard deviations (n = 3) and those in a row not sharing a superscript letter are significantly different from each other (p < 0.05).