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. 2020 Feb 17;12(2):504. doi: 10.3390/nu12020504

Table 2.

Total phenols content (mg GAE/g extract), total tocopherol content (μg/g flour, dry weight) and antioxidant activity (EC50, mg/mL methanolic extract) of different bread and durum wheat flours (mean ± SD).

White Flour
Wheat Variety Total Phenols α-Tocopherol β-Tocopherol Total Tocopherols DPPH Reducing Power β-Carotene Bleaching Inhibition
Triticum turgidum L. Aldura 5.44 ± 0.09 a 1.72 ± 0.01 a 0.62 ± 0.02 a 2.34 ± 0.01 a 17.4 ± 0.4 c 2.98 ± 0.03 c 1.71 ± 0.02 a
Endural 14.6 ± 0.4 c 2.48 ± 0.02 b 0.68 ± 0.00 b 3.16 ± 0.03 b 14.5 ± 0.4 b 2.00 ± 0.01 a 2.01 ± 0.09 b
Triticum aestivum L. Cajeme 14.2 ± 0.5 c nd nd nd 19.5 ± 0.2 d 2.26 ± 0.11 b 4.63 ± 0.06 c
Marius 11.1 ± 0.5 b 2.88 ± 0.01 c 1.36 ± 0.01 c 4.24 ± 0.01 c 11.5 ± 0.5 a 3.9 ± 0.1 d 5.7 ± 0.2 d
Whole Grain Flour
Wheat Variety Total Phenols α-Tocopherol β-Tocopherol Total Tocopherols DPPH Reducing Power β-Carotene Bleaching Inhibition
Triticum turgidum L. Aldura 20.7 ± 0.5 a 2.42 ± 0.05 a 1.19 ± 0.08 a 3.63 ± 0.03 a 8.3 ± 0.1 c 2.59 ± 0.06 d 1.80 ± 0.07 d
Endural 20 ± 1 a 2.66 ± 0.05 b 1.59 ± 0.03 b 4.26 ± 0.08 b 9.13. ± 0.08 d 2.33. ± 0.07 c 1.63. ± 0.04 c
Triticum aestivum L. Cajeme 20.0 ± 0.9 a 2.84 ± 0.03 c 2.01 ± 0.02 c 4.85 ± 0.01 c 6.1 ± 0.2 b 0.9 ± 0.2 a 1.30 ± 0.02 b
Marius 26 ± 1 b 5.25 ± 0.05 d 2.78 ± 0.04 d 8.02 ± 0.01 d 4.19 ± 0.05 a 1.57 ± 0.02 b 1.13 ± 0.07 a

In each column, different letters (a–d) mean statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) compared by Tukey test. nd (non-detected).