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. 2016 Jun 27;25(2):350–359. doi: 10.1016/j.jfda.2016.04.001

Table 3.

The correlation between antioxidant assays and total phenol, flavonoid, and tannin contents.

SS CS SL CL SF CF






TAC IC50 CE50 TAC IC50 CE50 TAC IC50 CE50 TAC IC50 CE50 TAC IC50 CE50 TAC IC50 CE50
TP 0.99 0.54 0.32 0.75 0.87 0.53 0.80 0.77 0.61 0.97 0.82 0.43 0.97 0.98 0.96 0.87 0.66 0.99
TF 0.02 0.69 0.96 0.82 0.92 0.62 0.80 0.77 0.62 0.63 0.77 0.48 0.99 0.96 0.98 0.78 0.75 0.96
CT 0.62 0.81 0.10 0.25 0.97 0.1 0.99 0.99 0.97 0.95 0.99 0.43 0.67 0.75 0.69 0.30 0.25 0.89

CF = Cultivated flower; CL = Cultivated leaf; CS = Cultivated stem; CT = condensed tannins; EC50 = Reducing power; IC50 = 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl scavenging activity; SF = Spontaneous flower; SL = Spontaneous leaf; SS = Spontaneous stem; TAC = Total antioxidant capacity; TF = total flavonoids; TP = total phenols.