Assessment of Antioxidant Properties in Fruits of Myrica esculenta: A Popular Wild Edible Species in Indian Himalayan Region

Table 1

Correlation matrix between altitude, total phenols, total flavonoids and antioxidant activity measured by different assays in selected populations of M. esculenta (n = 9).

r-value^a	Altitude	Total phenols	Flavonoids	ABTS	DPPH	FRAP
Altitude	1
Total phenols	−0.360	1
Flavonoids	0.004	0.771*	1
ABTS	0.057	0.691*	0.744*	1
DPPH	0.176	0.68*	0.843**	0.878**	1
FRAP	−0.132	0.753*	0.691*	0.949**	0.856**	1
Gallic acid	−0.165	0.057	0.078	0.017	0.264	0.078
Catechin	−0.778*	0.256	0.036	−0.215	0.130	0.036
Chlorogenic acid	−0.379	−0.404	−0.293	−0.371	−0.188	−0.293
𝜌-Coumaric acid	−0.101	0.019	0.078	0.017	0.264	0.078

^aCorrelation coefficient.
Levels of significance: ^∗𝑃<.05; ^∗∗𝑃<.01.