Comparative and Correlational Evaluation of the Phytochemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activity of Musa sinensis L. and Musa paradisiaca L. Fruit Compartments (Musaceae)

Table 3

DPPH radical scavenging activity (%) of extracts and standards.

Concentration (mg/mL)
Solvent	Sample	0.01	0.005	0.0025
Acetone	Bf	3.93 ± 0.02^cd	1.89 ± 0.01^cd	1.49 ± 0.01^cd
	Bp	11.17 ± 0.002^cd	8.73 ± 0.00^cd	8.50 ± 0.00^cd
	Pf	3.85 ± 0.004^cd	3.70 ± 0.01^cd	4.33 ± 0.001^cd
	Pp	11.01 ± 0.002^cd	2.28 ± 0.001^cd	5.90 ± 0.003^cd
Aqueous	Bf	0.55 ± 0.003^d	−11.96 ± 0.07^d	−0.47 ± 0.004^d
	Bp	0.08 ± 0.01^cd	−1.43 ± 0.01^cd	−3.85 ± 0.005^cd
	Be	8.42 ± 0.01^cd	3.07 ± 0.005^cd	−0.16 ± 0.01^cd
	Pf	0.24 ± 0.005^cd	−0.16 ± 0.001^cd	−1.18 ± 0.005^cd
	Pp	11.09 ± 0.03^cd	1.73 ± 0.005^cd	2.83 ± 0.004^cd
	Pe	17.54 ± 0.003^c	9.28 ± 0.004^c	8.26 ± 0.01^c
Ethanol	Bf	9.91 ± 0.001^cd	7.47 ± 0.002^cd	6.84 ± 0.002^cd
	Bp	5.27 ± 0.002^cd	−0.47 ± 0.004^cd	−3.07 ± 0.01^cd
	Pf	10.46 ± 0.001^cd	7.71 ± 0.004^cd	5.66 ± 0.003^cd
	Pp	6.61 ± 0.02^cd	3.54 ± 0.01^cd	−0.24 ± 0.005^cd
	Gallic acid	84.03 ± 0.002^a	70.81 ± 0.02^a	51.38 ± 0.001^a
	Rutin	64.12 ± 0.01^b	35.09 ± 0.005^b	15.42 ± 0003^b

B: banana; P: plantain; f: flesh; p: peel; e: boiled peel extract. Banana (M. sinensis); plantain (M. paradisiaca).