Table 2.
Total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant capacity of HBL and commercial herbal spirits, measured by spectrophotometric assays (FC, DPPH, FRAP and ABTS)
| TPC (mg GAE/l) | DPPH (mM TE) | FRAP (mM TE) | TEAC (mM TE) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBL | 1500.25 ± 48.80g | 7.59 ± 0.42e | 8.02 ± 0.25f | 7.10 ± 0.29e |
| Underberg | 1246.11 ± 12.51f | 3.85 ± 0.23d | 7.79 ± 0.37e | 7.75 ± 0.22f |
| Bitter 54 | 703.70 ± 7.29d | 1.13 ± 0.08c | 2.76 ± 0.09c | 3.63 ± 0.03d |
| Bitter 55 | 821.11 ± 17.00e | 1.08 ± 0.17c | 3.01 ± 0.06d | 2.99 ± 0.01c |
| Jägermeister | 598.89 ± 35.64c | 0.84 ± 0.07b | 1.26 ± 0.10b | 2.32 ± 0.10b |
| Pervivo | 458.15 ± 22.07b | 1.13 ± 0.02c | 1.12 ± 0.07b | 1.78 ± 0.02a |
| Gorki list | 384.82 ± 4.49a | 0.58 ± 0.08a | 0.66 ± 0.01a | 1.58 ± 0.09a |
Values with the same letter (a–g) are not statistically different at the p < 0.05 level (post hoc Tukey’s HSD test); data are presented as the means of triplicate measurements ± standard deviation)