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. 2020 May 14;9(5):634. doi: 10.3390/foods9050634

Table 1.

Total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of Hypnea musciformis and Acanthophora muscoides.

Parameter (Unit) * H. musciformis A. muscoides
Total phenolic content (mg GAE/g) 10.05 a ± 0.19 7.12 b ± 0.01
Total flavonoid content (mg CE/g) 9.5 a ± 0.24 8.21 b ± 0.29
DPPH scavenging ability (%) 13.43 a ± 0.38 7.12 b ± 0.01
H2O2 scavenging ability (%) 40.45 a± 0.54 23.17 b ± 0.40
Ferric ion reducing power (%) 0.68 a ± 0.01 0.44 b ± 0.02

* Values presented are averages of three measurements ± standard deviation. Superscript letters denote significant differences (p < 0.005).