Antioxidant Activity and Genotoxic Assessment of Crabwood (Andiroba, Carapa guianensis Aublet) Seed Oils

Table 2

Physicochemical aspects of Carapa guianensis oils.

	Oil 1	Oil 2	Oil 3
Acidity (% oleic acid)	0.30^a	0.28^a	0.24^a
Peroxides (meq/kg)	0.97^a	0^a	0^a
Refraction (nD 40°C)	1.4595^a	1.4603^a	1.4593^a
Density (g/cm^3)	0.9174^a	0.9183^a	0.9169^a
EC50 scavenging of DPPH^+ (μL/mL)	89.07 ± 3.67^a	>200^b	>200^b
Phenolic content (mg/g of catechol)	10.34 ± 0.04^a	9.50 ± 0.02^a	9.00 ± 0.03^a

Values followed by different letters on the same line differ statistically amongst themselves according to ANOVA and the Tukey’s test (). CE50: half-maximal effective concentration; DPPH: 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl. Values of two independent assays.