Physicochemical and Phytochemical Analyses of Copra and Oil of Cocos nucifera L. (West Coast Tall Variety)

Table 6

Quantitative phytochemical analyses of aqueous and solvent coconut copra extracts and oils^e.

Sample type	Antioxidant activity (IC50 value of DPPH radical scavenging activity); (mg/mL)	Total phenol content; (mg gallic acid eq./g dry copra)	Reducing power; (mg BHT eq./g dry copra)	Anti-inflammatory activity (IC50 value of NO radical scavenging activity); (mg/mL)
Aqueous; extract	1.96 ± 0.14^a	0.08 ± 0.03^a	4.05 ± 0.29^a	107.85 ± 3.29^a
n-Hexane; extract	49.98 ± 1.86^b	nd	1.51 ± 0.18^b	434.52 ± 10.09^b
Commercial oil	0.04 ± 0.01^c	0.96 ± 0.04^b	40.49 ± 1.84^c	0.77 ± 0.06^c
Soxhlet extracted oil	0.09 ± 0.01^d	0.78 ± 0.05^c	23.11 ± 1.47^d	2.17 ± 0.15^d

Results are mean ± SD of three independent experiments.
nd: not detected.
^a,b,c,dDifferent letters in a column indicate significant difference at < 0.05.