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. 2020 Oct 28;15(10):e0240868. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240868

Table 2. Antioxidant content and antioxidant activities (mean ± SD) of Schefflera abyssinica and Polyfloral honey (n = 20).

Parameters Honey samples
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.