. 2021 Jun 5;2021:5453047. doi: 10.1155/2021/5453047

Table 1.

Flavonoid content and antioxidant activities of various extracts of saffron.

Sample	Flavonoid content (mg RE/g)	IC₅₀ (μg/mL)
Sample	Flavonoid content (mg RE/g)	DPPH	ABTS
TFESP	602.1 ± 1.960	94.08 ± 1.072	8.844 ± 1.096
TFEMS	153.033 ± 1.109	485.2 ± 5.541	15.37 ± 1.082
TFESS	66.167 ± 1.676	18593 ± 1.329	27.95 ± 1.060
Vc	nd	21.1 ± 1.048	2.115 ± 1.027

TFESP: total flavonoid extract from saffron petals; TFESS: total flavonoid extract from saffron stamens; TFEMS: total flavonoid extract from mixture of saffron petals and stamens; DPPH: 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; ABTS: 2,2′-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid); nd: not detected.