Journal of Food Quality Evaluation of Effect of Extraction Solvent on Selected Properties of Olive Leaf Extract

Table 3

Total viable counts (TVCs) in olive leaf extracts obtained using various solvents.

Solvent	Antimicrobial (CFU/mL)
Ethanol
50%	771.67 ± 34.03^b
70%	756.67 ± 91.70^b
90%	145.00 ± 56.35^c
Methanol
50%	598.33 ± 117.30^b
70%	116.67 ± 2.89^c
90%	36.67 ± 18.93^c
Acetone
50%	1070.00 ± 105.00^a
70%	780.00 ± 173.86^b
90%	165.00 ± 17.32^c
100% DW	33.33 ± 16.07^c

Means with different superscripts (^a-cin the same column) differ significantly (). All values are means ± standard deviations for three replicates.