Research Article

A Commercial Potential Blue Pea (Clitoria ternatea L.) Flower Extract Incorporated Beverage Having Functional Properties

Table 4

Total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, ferric reducing antioxidant power, and oxygen radical absorbance capacity of blue pea flower extract (BFE), blue pea flower extract incorporated functional beverage (BFD), and control experiment replacing blue pea flower extract with distilled water (BFC).

SampleTPC (mg GAE/L of sample)TFC (mg QE/L of sample)FRAP (mg TE/L of sample)ORAC (mg TE/L of sample)

BFE80.17±6.5142.75±1.7415.39±1.63110.18±3.19
BFD85.57±4.1843.67±2.3014.99±3.43122.28±7.26
BFC10.75 ±1.421.96 ±0.224.17±0.8510.26±3.11

values (n=3) in a column are significantly different at p<0.05.