Research Article

Variation of Phenolics (Bound and Free), Minerals, and Antioxidant Activity of Twenty-Eight Wild Edible Fruits of Twenty-Three Species from Far North Region of Cameroon

Table 3

Antioxidant activities of polyphenolic (free and bound) compounds (mg TE/100 g EP) of twenty-eight wild edible fruits.

FruitsDPPHABTSFRAP
Free fractionBound fractionFree fractionBound fractionFree fractionBound fraction

DryZmagaijahd
Pbiacebhfg
Dmijpbclg
Baeuemijkm
Premqftdf
Adaioorom
Zspekafeo
Thefiusbi
Dmedghjfq
Tambrdhaa

FreshVditbstmgc
Vpasmn8qojkkl
Hbaqnuvpp
Asebclqhec
Xamprvpjk
Prermldeo
Aflfgklmilf
Vdonolakpqj
Fidhpcuor
Csiohtlrb
Vgrlfghlmn
Boekiknnkl
Dmecdkeon
Hmorsmngrq
Thepouvlimn
Zspcprimgh
Zmamnkjghpqe
Cedibpgcn

Dmi: Detarium microcarpum; Pbi: Parkia biglobosa; Zma: Ziziphus mauritiana; Bae: Balanites eagyptiaca; Dme: Diospyrus mespiliformis; Tam: Tamarindus indica; Ada: Adansonia digitata; Zsp: Ziziphus spina-christi; Pre: Phoenix reclinatum; Hts: Hyphaene thebaica; Vdi: Vitex diversifolia; Vpa: Vitellaria paradoxa; Hba: Haematostaphis barteri; Ase: Annona senegalensis; Xam: Ximenia americana; Csi: Cordia sinensis; Ced: Carissa edulis; Fid: Ficus dicranostyla; Ale: Afrostyrax lepidophyllus; Hmo: Hexabolus monopetalus; Boe: Borassus aethiopium. Values are the with four replicates per specie, and results were expressed in milligram equivalent trolox per 100 grams edible portion (mgET/100 g EP). In the same column, values followed by different superscript letters are significantly different ().