Table 2.
Total phenolics, flavonoids, and antioxidant activity of the five berry jams.
Jam Type | Total Phenolics GAE mg/100g FW |
Total Flavonoid mg QE/100g FW |
Antioxidant Activity (μM Trolox/g FW) |
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Blueberry | 360.44 b | 2.61 e | 6.10 d |
Blackberry & Blackcurrant | 260.74 d | 7.26 c | 18.26 b |
Blackcurrant | 473.9 1a | 11.43 a | 36.56 a |
Cranberry | 310.40 c | 9.46 b | 20.21 b |
Raspberry | 170.32 e | 4.43 d | 10.10 c |
Mean values of triplicate determinations expressed on a fresh weight basis. The different letters (a–e) within the same column represents are significant differences between mean values (p < 0.05). For abbreviations see Section 2 (Materials and Methods). GAE, QE, FW.