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Table 1 Total phenolic content and FRAP antioxidant capacities

From: Partial characterization, antioxidative properties and hypolipidemic effects of oilseed cake of Allanblackia floribunda and Jatropha curcas

Extracts

A. floribunda

J. curcas

Total phenolic content (mg equivalent of ferulic acid/g d.m)

Aqueous

47.17 ± 2.01a

43.93 ± 2.98a

Ethanolic

62.69 ± 7.20a

66.64 ± 0.12a

Methanolic

54.39 ± 0.20b

31.54 ± 2.39 a

HCl 0.1 N

15.38 ± 0.56a

18.8 ± 0.01a

FRAP antioxidant capacities ( mg equivalent of ascorbic acid/g d.m)

Aqueous

11.02 ± 0.08b

5.03 ± 0.42a

Ethanolic

21.80 ± 0.50b

7.70 ± 0.44 a

Methanolic

15.82 ± 0.48b

2.85 ± 0.55 a

HCl 0.1 N

3.72 ± 0.04a

3.85 ± 0.01 a

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD (n = 5); mean values within a line with different superscript letters are statistically different (p < 0.05). d.m: dry mass.