Table 1.

List of the widespread assays to evaluate Antioxidant Capacity.

Assay	Main Mechanism	Oxidant	Probe	Detection	Ref.
ORAC	HAT	ROO∙	FL	Fluorescence	[1,7]
DPPH	SET	DPPH∙	DPPH∙	Absorbance	[8,9]
FRAP	SET	Fe3+	[Fe(TPTZ)2]2+	Absorbance	[10]
TEAC	SET	ABTS∙+	ABTS+	Absorbance	[11,12]
HORAC	HAT	HO∙	FL	Fluorescence	[13]
TRAP	HAT	ROO∙	β-PE	Fluorescence	[14,15]
CUPRAC	SET	Cu2+	Neocuproine	Absorbance	[16]
Total Phenolic Assay	SET	FCR	FCR	Absorbance	[17]
Crocin Bleaching	HAT	ROO∙	Crocin	Absorbance	[18]
Chemiluminescence	HAT	H2O2	Luminol	Fluorescence	[19]

ABTS∙⁺: 2,2′-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6- sulfonic acid) radical cation; CUPRAC: Cupric Ion Reducing Antioxidant Capacity; DPPH: 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; DPPH∙: DPPH radical; FCR: Folin Ciocalteu Reagent; [Fe(TPTZ)₂]²⁺: 2,4,6-Tris(2-pyridyl)-s-triazine complex; β-PE: β-phycoerythrin; FL: Fluorescein; FRAP: Ferric Ion Reducing Antioxidant Power; HORAC: Hydroxyl (HO) Radicals Averting Capacity; ORAC: Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity; ROO∙: peroxylradical generated by 2,2′-Azobis(2-methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride; TEAC: Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity; TRAP: Total Radical-trapping Antioxidant Parameter.