Research Article

Antioxidant and Hepatoprotective Properties of Tofu (Curdle Soymilk) against Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Damage in Rats

Table 1

Antioxidant properties of tofu studied.

Sample (tofu)TPFSFP (%)FSBPRPFPRPBP

SWT15.0 ± 2.24a38.2 ± 3.57c69.1 ± 4.80a0.4 ± 0.20a0.4 ± 0.20b
ALT13.0 ± 2.08b47.3 ± 3.97b56.5 ± 3.36b0.3 ± 0.17b0.5 ± 0.30a
CST11.0 ± 1.91c65.5 ± 4.67a27.3 ± 3.02c0.4 ± 0.20a0.4 ± 0.20b

Values with the same superscript letter(s) along the same column are not significant different (P ≤ 0.05). SWT: steep water coagulated tofu, ALT: alum coagulated tofu; CST: calcium salt coagulated tofu’ TP: total phenol; FSFP: free radical scavenging ability of free soluble phenols; FSBP: free radical scavenging ability of bound phenols; RPFP: reducing power of free soluble phenols; RPBP: reducing power of bound phenols.