Table 5.

Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) and significance between the bioactive potential of each extract and the inhibition halos caused by pomegranate extracts against the tested microorganisms.

	P. aeruginosa	S. aureus	B. cereus	Y. lipolytica
TPC	0.621 *	0.605 *	0.750 *	0.764 *
TF	0.672 *	0.740 *	0.647 *	0.664 *
TAN	0.811 *	0.840 **	0.868 **	0.624 *
ANT	−0.607 *	−0.301	−0.557	−0.178
AA	−0.902 **	−0.756 *	−0.700 *	−0.403

TPC, total phenolic compounds; TF, total flavonoids; TAN tannins; ANT, anthocyanins; AA, antioxidant activity (IC₅₀). * p-value < 0.05, ** p-value < 0.001.