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. 2019 Jan 25;7(2):636–644. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.899

Table 2.

Pearson correlation analysis between some components in tea extracts and their bioactivity

Total phenols Catechins EGCG Protein Free amino acids Total soluble sugar Caffeine DPPH ABTS FRAP α‐Amylase inhibition α‐Glucosidase inhibition
Total phenols 1 0.908a 0.979b 0.921b 0.338 −0.823a 0.197 0.986b 0.952b 0.967b 0.875a 0.947b
Catechins 1 0.949b 0.987b −.055 −0.936b 0.438 0.925b 0.983b 0.840a 0.647 0.974b
EGCG 1 0.936 0.211 −0.871a 0.249 0.986b 0.969b 0.933b 0.842a 0.988b
Aqueous protein 1 0.035 −0.916a 0.419 0.936b 0.992b 0.861a 0.649 0.947b
Free amino acids 1 0.116 −0.525 0.314 0.117 0.417 0.607 0.067
Total soluble sugar 1 −.195 −0.867a −0.913a −0.831a −0.638 −0.886a
Caffeine 1 0.156 0.346 −0.026 −0258 0.365
DPPH 1 0.967b 0.966b 0.872a 0.955b
ABTS 1 0.900a 0.728 0.968b
FRAP 1 0.927b 0.877a
α‐Amylase Inhibition 1 0.759
α‐Glucosidase Inhibition 1
a

< 0.05.

b

< 0.01.