Research Article
Coccoloba uvifera (L.) (Polygonaceae) Fruit: Phytochemical Screening and Potential Antioxidant Activity
Table 3
Antioxidant properties of C. uvifera fruit pulp compared with standard antioxidants.
| Parameter | C. uvifera | Trolox [49] | BHT* [49] |
| TEAC (M of Trolox/100 g of sample) | 897.6 ± 22.8 | IC50 = 2.08 g/mL | IC50 = 1.66 g/mL | DPPH (% of free radical scavenging) | 22.8 ± 0.44 | 48 | 55 | IC50 (g/mL) | 4.4 ± 0.87 | 5.28 | 1.66 | Cu2+-chelating activity (% of chelating activity) | 11.3 ± 0.65 | 34 | 6 | Fe2+-chelating activity (% of chelating activity) | 23.9 ± 0.51 | 14 | 11 | Ferric reducing power, IC50 (g/mL) | 760 ± 4.0 | 19.04 | 20.62 |
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Butylated hydroxytoluene.
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