Antioxidant and Antihyperglycemic Properties of Three Banana Cultivars (Musa spp.)

Table 2

Total phenol and flavonoid content and EC₅₀ values of DPPH radical scavenging ability and inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase activities of Musa sapientum (Latundan banana) (MSL), Musa acuminata (Cavendish banana) (MAC), and Musa acuminate (Red Dacca) (MAR).

Samples	MAC	MAR	MSL	Acarbose
Total phenol (mg GAE/g)	0.94 ± 0.01	1.07 ± 0.02	0.96 ± 0.03
Vitamin C (mg/g)	1.01 ± 0.03	0.95 ± 0.03	0.96 ± 0.02
ABTS (mmol TEAC/g)	5.03 ± 0.08	4.98 ± 0.11	5.01 ± 0.04
DPPH (mg/mL)	21.84 ± 1.25	18.09 ± 0.98	16.33 ± 1.05
α-Amylase (mg/mL)	4.27 ± 0.13	3.95 ± 0.10	4.09 ± 0.05	0.18 ± 0.02
α-Glucosidase (mg/mL)	3.09 ± 0.15	3.02 ± 0.12	3.47 ± 0.10	0.22 ± 0.01

Values represent mean ± standard deviation of triplicate readings. Values with the same superscript letter on the same row are not significantly different ().