Honey Antibacterial Effect Boosting Using Origanum vulgare L. Essential Oil

Table 3

Bioactive compounds estimations and antioxidant activities of honey samples.

Sample code	Phenols; (mg GAE/100 g)	Flavonoids; (mg QE/100 g)	Flavonol; (mg QE/100 g)	TAC; (mg AA/g)	DPPH; (IC50 = mg/mL)	Reducing power; (IC50 = mg/mL)
H1	32.49 ± 0.08	13.43 ± 0.16	6.07 ± 0.04	145.13 ± 8.85	20.88 ± 0.36	4.18 ± 0.70
H2	33.20 ± 0.29	9.39 ± 0.02	8.86 ± 0.14	134.46 ± 5.94	31.74 ± 0.31	3.15 ± 0.64
H3	42.13 ± 2.17	12.72 ± 0.28	7.93 ± 0.49	142.87 ± 7.15	26.36 ± 0.25	3.05 ± 0.08
H4	17.97 ± 0.98	2.86 ± 1.33	1.34 ± 0.04	134.61 ± 9.12	89.49 ± 1.03	5.55 ± 0.36
H5	42.66 ± 2.24	17.19 ± 1.36	7.69 ± 0.22	140.32 ± 4.62	26.09 ± 0.58	6.06 ± 0.33
H6	37.50 ± 2.07	7.47 ± 0.35	6.67 ± 0.04	153.94 ± 5.62	38.09 ± 0.26	6.60 ± 0.25
H7	74.05 ± 1.21	59.33 ± 1.07	15.08 ± 0.04	163.51 ± 8.55	10.85 ± 0.02	1.60 ± 0.97
H8	12.91 ± 0.85	ND	ND	148.13 ± 4.17	91.46 ± 1.91	13.06 ± 0.65
H9	89.53 ± 4.05	46.52 ± 0.56	18.14 ± 0.90	181.43 ± 9.89	16.84 ± 0.68	1.82 ± 0.19
H10	86.66 ± 1.31	50.41 ± 0.54	17.94 ± 0.20	158.90 ± 4.99	21.23 ± 0.18	3.54 ± 1.05
H11	64.54 ± 2.13	42.30 ± 0.07	15.50 ± 0.56	143.83 ± 2.30	29.36 ± 0.96	3.81 ± 0.02
H12	78.45 ± 1.24	45.70 ± 2.29	12.54 ± 0.33	133.76 ± 3.45	5.61 ± 0.18	3.35 ± 0.04

Values in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different () by Tukey’s multiple range test; ND: not determined.