Table 3.
Type of Honey | FRAP Values | TEAC Values | DPPH Values | |
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mmol TE/100 g | mmol Fe(II)/100 g | mmol TE/100 g | mmol TE/100 g | |
Strawberry Tree Honey | ||||
Monti | 0.39 ± 0.00 b | 0.81 ± 0.00 b | 0.10 ± 0.00 c | 0.09 ± 0.00 b |
Luras | 0.30 ± 0.00 c | 0.68 ± 0.00 c | 0.11 ± 0.00 c | 0.09 ± 0.00 b |
Sadali | 0.24 ± 0.00 d | 0.63 ± 0.00 d | 0.11 ± 0.00 c | 0.09 ± 0.00 b |
Olbia | 0.21 ± 0.00 e | 0.51 ± 0.00 e | 0.11 ± 0.00 c | 0.09 ± 0.00 b |
Berchidda | 0.54 ± 0.00 a | 0.92 ± 0.02 a | 0.39 ± 0.01 a | 0.20 ± 0.01 a |
Manuka Honey | 0.14 ± 0.00 f | 0.29 ± 0.00 f | 0.22 ± 0.00 b | 0.06 ± 0.00 c |
FRAP: ferric reducing antioxidant power assay; TEAC: Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity assay; DPPH: Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl assay; TE: Trolox equivalents; Fe(II): Ferrous ammonium sulfate. Data are presented as mean ± SD of three independent experiments. Different superscripts letter for each column indicated significant differences (p < 0.05).