Research Article

Polyphenol Content and Antioxidant Activity of Stevia and Peppermint as a Result of Organic and Conventional Fertilization

Table 3

Radical scavenging activity of stevia as a result of type of fertilizationa.

FertilizationPlant% inhibition
ABTSDPPH

OrganicStevia92.847 ± 2.394a72.780 ± 1.817a
ConventionalStevia94.526 ± 0.077a62.681 ± 3.076b

aEach value is the mean of three replicates ± standard error. Different letters in each column express significant difference by Student’s t-test.