Table 2.
Antioxidant capacity of the monthly oils of Eugenia uniflora.
| Months | Antioxidant Capacity | |
|---|---|---|
| Trolox Equivalent (mg TE/g) | Inhibition (%) * | |
| January | 436.3 ± 2.3 | 64.2 ± 0.3 b |
| February | 378.2 ± 6.2 | 55.7 ± 0.9 c |
| March | 393.2 ± 4.8 | 57.9 ± 0.7 c |
| April | 371.1 ± 7.1 | 57.3 ± 0.4 c,d |
| May | 373.6 ± 13.1 | 55.0 ± 1.9 c,d,e |
| June | 339.4 ± 1.6 | 51.1 ± 3.1 a |
| July | 400.3 ± 3.4 | 59.6 ± 1.2 c,d,f |
| August | 186.9 ± 7.7 | 42.6 ± 0.3 h |
| September | 286.6 ± 4.0 | 57.9 ± 0.4 c,d,e,f,g |
| October | 322.3 ± 3.4 | 47.4 ± 0.5 a |
| November | 326.5 ± 10.3 | 48.1 ± 1.5 a |
| December | 435.0 ± 0.6 | 64.0 ± 0.1 b |
* Values are expressed as means ± standard deviations (n = 3). Values with the same letters in the column do not differ statistically in the Tukey test (p > 0.05).