Research Article

Physicochemical Properties, Mineral Content, Antioxidant Activities, and Microbiological Quality of Bupleurum spinosum Gouan Honey from the Middle Atlas in Morocco

Table 5

Bioactive compounds and antioxidant activities.

SampleLocality namePhenols (mg·GAE/100 g)Flavonoids (mg·QE/100 g)TAA (mg·AAE/g)DPPH (IC50 = mg/mL)Ascorbic acid (mg/100 g)

H1Bouyablane158.94 ± 8.12b10.28 ± 0.52b105.56 ± 7.35a17.51 ± 0.82d10.76 ± 1.12bc
H2El-Mers212.34 ± 11.25a12.03 ± 0.58a129.30 ± 9.85a13.54 ± 0.51e18.27 ± 0.74a
H3Boulemane152.36 ± 6.34c7.56 ± 0.22c118.94 ± 8.18a22.58 ± 0.94c14.08 ± 2.39b
H4Ribat El-Kheire85.03 ± 5.78de5.71 ± 0.34d75.27 ± 3.87a37.06 ± 0.27b9.15 ± 1.58d
H5Tafajight110.13 ± 4.13d7.64 ± 0.28c96.87 ± 7.15a45.34 ± 0.45a7.35 ± 0.55e
H6Ait-Bazza86.15 ± 2.85de4.38 ± 0.30d82.27 ± 2.37a35.14 ± 0.43b4.53 ± 0.12e
H7Timahdite92.88 ± 9.75de5.11 ± 0.49d75.80 ± 3.66a35.68 ± 0.67b5.87 ± 0.48e
H8Enjil229.54 ± 7.71a12.9 ± 0.82a124.82 ± 7.48a13.89 ± 0.58e12.38 ± 0.73b

Values in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different by Tukey’s multiple range test ().