Research Article

Valorization and Miscellaneous Prospects of Waste Musa balbisiana Colla Pseudostem

Table 2

Antioxidant activity and total phenolic and total flavonoid content of WBPB extracts (dry weight basis).

ExtractAntioxidant activity* Total phenolic content
   (mg GAE/g dw)*
 Total flavonoid content
   (mg QE/g dw)*
% DPPH scavenging
activity
FRAP
(mol Fe(II)/g dw)

AE52.84.21.500.49
EE64.54.52.700.62
ME69.96.57.090.94
BHT8734.6

AE: aqueous extract, EE: ethanolic extract, and ME: methanolic extract.
BHT: butylated hydroxytoluene, GAE: gallic acid equivalent, and QE: quercetin equivalent.
*Mean values are reported.