Table 2. Antioxidant content and antioxidant activities (mean ± SD) of Schefflera abyssinica and Polyfloral honey (n = 20).
Parameters | Honey samples | |
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Schefflera abyssinica | Polyfloral honey | |
Total phenol (mg GAE/100g) | 75.08 ± 2.40a | 50.65 ± 2.41b |
Total flavonoid (mg CEQ/ 100g) | 42.03 ± 1.49a | 31.07 ± 1.31b |
DPPH (% inhibition) | 44.43 ± 0.97a | 37.93 ± 1.14b |
H2O2 (% inhibition) | 78.00 ± 4.82a | 67.22 ± 2.93b |
IC50 for DPPH (mg/ml) | 134.60 ± 8.66b | 152.84 ± 8.25a |
IC50 for H2O2 (mg/ml) | 36.01 ± 8.01b | 60.38 ± 10.99 a |
Means with different letters in a row were significantly different at P<0.05.