Table 1.
Total phenolic content, ferulic acid content and antioxidant activity of phenolic extracts
| Code | Total phenolic content mg GAE/100 g DW |
mg FA/100 g DW | mmol Trolox/100 g DW | mmol FeSO4/100 g DW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1R | 212.84 ± 0.42 | 7.45 ± 0.12 | 7.34 ± 0.11 | 0.83 ± 0.01 |
| 2R | 81.59 ± 1.74 | 28.22 ± 1.81 | 4.88 ± 0.07 | 0.56 ± 0.01 |
| 3R | 103.87 ± 2.14 | 40.40 ± 0.23 | 3.84 ± 0.07 | 0.37 ± 0.01 |
| 4R | 116.82 ± 2.05 | 32.91 ± 0.08 | 4.62 ± 0.11 | 0.50 ± 0.01 |
| 5B | 98.91 ± 0.09 | 27.92 ± 0.40 | 2.06 ± 0.10 | 0.46 ± 0.01 |
| 6B | 91.41 ± 1.59 | 32.14 ± 1.58 | 3.65 ± 0.09 | 0.49 ± 0.02 |
| 7B | 130.38 ± 0.16 | 19.08 ± 1.49 | 4.22 ± 0.12 | 0.47 ± 0.00 |
| 8B | 108.67 ± 1.66 | 42.63 ± 1.08 | 3.30 ± 0.02 | 0.32 ± 0.01 |
| 9B | 98.45 ± 0.42 | 24.65 ± 0.39 | 4.51 ± 0.04 | 0.54 ± 0.01 |
| 10B | 79.35 ± 0.23 | 41.84 ± 1.36 | 3.11 ± 0.07 | 0.45 ± 0.02 |
| 11B | 69.43 ± 1.07 | 24.83 ± 0.44 | 2.65 ± 0.03 | 0.32 ± 0.01 |
Values are means ± S.D. of three independent experiments
R red corn, B blue corn