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. 2021 Nov 12;13(11):4051. doi: 10.3390/nu13114051

Table 7.

Chelating activity of tested herbal infusions.

Herbal Blend Chelating Activity Fe2+ [%]
Concentration
0.45 mg/mL 0.9 mg/mL 2.3 mg/mL 4.6 mg/mL 9.1 mg/mL
HB1 43.92 ± 1.34 70.36 ± 7.02 92.01 ± 0.68 95.55 ± 0.63 99.34 ± 1.38
HB2 27.53 ± 3.05 51.16 ± 1.80 89.49 ± 2.45 89.85 ± 1.75 87.98 ± 0.10
HB3 56.38 ± 5.93 89.47 ± 1.74 96.58 ± 0.79 96.15 ± 1.23 97.11 ± 0.57
HB4 62.81 ± 1.72 88.31 ± 0.35 94.05 ± 0.48 94.35 ± 0.28 93.21 ± 0.53
HB5 34.15 ± 1.14 67.49 ± 1.90 94.11 ± 0.58 94.65 ± 0.42 97.15 ± 1.64
HB6 62.10 ± 3.16 91.10 ± 1.17 98.38 ± 0.54 98.41 ± 1.06 99.44 ± 2.99
HB7 n.a. n.a. 5.91 ± 4.33 9.43 ± 4.72 9.33 ± 3.19
Reference Concentration
0.01 mg/mL 0.023 mg/mL 0.045 mg/mL - -
EDTA 66.50 ± 2.20 99.59 ± 0.57 100.24 ± 0.20 - -

n.a.: not active.