Table 3.

Selected polyphenolic plant materials and their antioxidant properties [33,34].

Plant	Botanical Name	Part Used	TPC (mg GAE/100 g DW)	TEAC (μmol TE/100 g DW)
				ABTS	FRAP	DPPH
Thyme	Thymus vulgaris	herbal	0.58	35.4	693	295
Sage	Salvia officinalis	herbal	8.25	17.0	167	41.2
Lemon balm	Melissa officinalis	herbal	13.2	10.6	61.8	36.1
Clove	Syzygium aromaticum	fruit	8.96	346	2133	884
Sweet flag	Acorus calamus	rhizome	12.45	8.66	78.9	79.9
Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	herbal	9.55	11.2	191	200
Walnut	Juglans regia	leaf	0.24	27.3	128	119
Fig	Ficus carica	fruit	44.4	469	96.5	124
Grape red	Vitis vinifera	fruit	124	971	738	713
Tamarind	Tamarindus indica	fruit	318	2181	1171	1185
Prickly pear	Opuntia ficus-indica	fruit	43.7	472	207	122
Hops	Humulus lupulus	cone	7.14	10.8	50.3	83.2
Purple coneflower	Echinacea purpurea	leaf	15.15	12.3	94.6	75.0
Nutmeg	Myristica fragrans	fruit	8.95	33.3	218	182
Cinnamon	Cynamonum zeylanicum	seed	0.13	140	233	253
Passion fruit	Passiflora edulis	fruit	292	3680	1883	1125
Turmeric	Curcuma longa	rhizome	1.72	19.5	62.6	100
Apricot	Prunus armeniaca	fruit	20.6	144	77.7	72.7
Licorice	Glycyrrhiza glabra	herbal	1.15	30.8	67.3	177
Jujube	Ziziphus jujuba	fruit	400	1618	1724	980
Apple	Malus domestica	fruit	197	142	92.5	52.9
Peach	Prunus persica	fruit	53.2	104	37.1	46.5
Cherry	Prunus avium	fruit	70.2	640	389	242
Papaya	Carica papaya	fruit	56	316	458	234
Pineapple	Ananas comosus	fruit	56.2	590	379	202
Pomegrante	Punica granatum	fruit	133	1478	1180	987
Parsley	Petroselinum sativum	root	2.02	11.8	40.9	39.9
Milk thistle	Silybum marianum	seed	4.77	12.3	65.7	34.3
Raspberry	Rubus idaeus	fruit	266	4628	3927	2150
Strawberry	Fragaria vesca	fruit	131	1629	1153	1053
Blackberry	Rubus fruticosus	fruit	301	4998	3995	2210
Blueberry	Vaccinium corymbosum	fruit	258	4023	2390	1456
Redcurrant	Ribes sativum	fruit	269	4063	3177	1927

TPC, total phenolic content expressed as gallic acid equivalent (GAE); TEAC, trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity; TE, trolox equivalent; DW, dry weight; ABTS, 2,2’-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid); FRAP, ferric reducing antioxidant power; DPPH, 2,2’-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl.