Comparative Assessment on Selected Physicochemical Parameters and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Honey Samples from Selected Districts of the Amhara and Tigray Regions, Ethiopia

Table 2

Total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of the studied honey samples.

Districts		TPC(mg/kg honey)	AEAC/100 g honey	% RSA
Tigray	Axum	1393.06 ±11.64	24.02 ± 0.34	51.28 ± 0.15
	D/Tembien	1165.60 ± 23.45	21.64 ± 0.26	50.24 ± 0.13
	R/Azebo	1565.27 ± 7.70	29.37 ± 0.26	53.55 ± 0.12
Amhara	Burie	1747.51 ± 17.26	34.80 ± 0.37	55.78 ± 0.16
	Geregera	1595.80 ± 7.79	26.20 ± 0.31	52.22 ± 0.15
	Liben	1854.83 ± 10.47	36.12 ± 0.52	56.36 ± 0.22

TPC = total phenolic content, AEAC = ascorbic acid equivalent antioxidant capacity, RSA = radical scavenging activity, and IC₅₀ = 50 % inhibitory concentration. Values with different superscripts down the column are significantly different (P < 0.05).