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Table 3.

Percent yields, total phenolic contents, total flavonoid contents, and antioxidant activities of baby corn silk extracts.

Code of extracts	Percent yield (%)	Total phenolic contents (mg GAE/g extract)	Total flavonoid contents (mg RE/g extract)	DPPH EC₅₀ (μg/mL)	FRAP EC₅₀ (μg/mL)
PE	31.98 ± 0.79	44.58 ± 0.75^b	22.46 ± 0.48^b	117.08 ± 0.38^b	58.16 ± 1.01^b
PA	29.67 ± 0.50	33.57 ± 0.49^a	12.59 ± 0.35^a	292.89 ± 3.10^e	139.54 ± 1.49^d
ZE	32.11 ± 0.82	49.95 ± 0.40^c	21.07 ± 0.52^b	132.09 ± 0.84^c	64.28 ± 1.24^c
ZA	25.98 ± 0.48	33.06 ± 0.45^a	11.25 ± 0.31^a	270.92 ± 2.24^d	135.25 ± 1.32^d
ascorbic acid	n/a	n/a	n/a	14.60 ± 0.05^a	25.12 ± 0.24^a

Pacific 271 ethanol extract (PE), Pacific 271 aqueous extract (PA), Zeba SG 17 ethanol extract (ZE), Zeba SG 17 aqueous extract (ZA); n/a: not applicable; Each value is represented as mean ± SD (n = 3); Means with different letters (a–e) within the same column differed significantly (p < 0.05).