Research Article

Chemical Composition, Total Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activities of the Essential Oils of the Leaves and Fruit Pulp of Annona muricata L. (Soursop) from Ghana

Table 3

Total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and total phenolic content (TPC) of fruit pulp and leaf essential oils.

SampleTAC gAAE/100 gTPC gGAE/100 g

Pulp essential oil49.03 ± 0.48a3.98 ± 0.60b
Leaf essential oil50.88 ± 0.50a4.38 ± 0.42b

Columns with different letters indicate significant difference (, Sidak’s multiple comparison test). TAC expressed in gram ascorbic acid equivalent per 100 g of sample (gAAE/100 g). TPC expressed in gram gallic acid equivalent per 100 g of sample (gGAE/100 g).