Research Article

Chemical Composition and Quality Characteristics of Wheat Bread Supplemented with Leafy Vegetable Powders

Table 4

Antioxidant properties of wheat bread fortified with green leafy vegetable powders.

Bread sampleTPC
(mgGAE/g)
DPPH
(%)
MCA
(%)
FRAP
(µAAE/g)
TAC
(mgAAE/g)

99% WF: 1% TOL92.1 ± 0.0338.8 ± 0.0144.0 ± 0.01128.8 ± 0.0514.1 ± 0.01
98% WF: 2% TOL93.8 ± 0.0240.9 ± 0.0250.7 ± 0.01129.6 ± 0.0114.1 ± 0.01
97% WF: 3% TOL106.0 ± 0.0145.3 ± 0.0152.8 ± 0.02134.0 ± 0.0228.1 ± 0.02
99% WF: 1% AVL87.1 ± 0.0235.0 ± 0.0242.6 ± 0.04127.8 ± 0.0112.1 ± 0.06
98% WF: 2% AVL90.3 ± 0.0440.1 ± 0.0146.8 ± 0.01129.6 ± 0.0114.1 ± 0.08
97% WF: 3% AVL105.9 ± 0.0138.7 ± 0.0148.9 ± 0.01131.2 ± 0.0114.9 ± 0.04
99% WF: 1% SML87.1 ± 0.0243.0 ± 0.0142.4 ± 0.02128.0 ± 0.0114.2 ± 0.06
98% WF: 2% SML92.5 ± 0.0244.7 ± 0.0142.8 ± 0.04129.9 ± 0.0214.9 ± 0.02
97% WF: 3% SML105.0 ± 0.0152.0 ± 0.0147.3 ± 0.01133.0 ± 0.0119.2 ± 0.03
100% WF85.5 ± 0.0238.5 ± 0.0241.5 ± 0.01126.7 ± 0.0112.4 ± 0.01

Mean values along the same column with different superscripts are significantly different ; WF: wheat flour; TOL: Telfairia occidentalis leaf powder; AVL: Amaranthus viridis leaf powder; SML: Solanum macrocarpon leaf powder.