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

Table 4

Ferric reducing power (mg RE/g) of the extracts and standard.

Concentration (mg/mL)
Sample		0.1	0.05	0.025
Acetone	Bf	142.76 ± 2.02^ab	147.09 ± 1.44^ab	144.56 ± 1.32^ab
	Bp	138.42 ± 1.46^ab	148.71 ± 2.76^ab	137.13 ± 0.64^ab
	Pf	145.38 ± 3.25^ab	140.09 ± 0.89^ab	137.27 ± 3.36^ab
	Pp	155.56 ± 1.81^a	153.53 ± 1.42^a	150.45 ± 1.38^a
Ethanol	Bf	145.27 ± 1.94^ab	146.09 ± 2.19^ab	141.22 ± 2.02^ab
	Bp	154.60 ± 1.47^a	154.15 ± 1.10^a	139.58 ± 5.64^a
	Pf	153.81 ± 1.55^a	150.82 ± 0.87^a	143.82 ± 3.37^a
	Pp	146.48 ± 1.40^ab	140.84 ± 2.13^ab	148.75 ± 3.22^ab
Aqueous	Bf	141.55 ± 3.05^ab	138.35 ± 0.78^ab	144.53 ± 0.92^ab
	Bp	147.10 ± 1.87^ab	140.32 ± 2.48^ab	135.48 ± 3.47^ab
	Be	144.40 ± 2.40^ab	137.92 ± 2.11^ab	146.07 ± 2.08^ab
	Pf	143.35 ± 1.91^ab	139.42 ± 4.19^ab	135.79 ± 1.48^ab
	Pp	137.71 ± 1.83^ab	137.60 ± 2.60^ab	139.09 ± 2.61^ab
	Pe	144.04 ± 0.58^ab	138.33 ± 2.05^ab	143.76 ± 5.02^ab
	Rutin	195.95 ± 2.18^b	101.44 ± 0.99^b	47.25 ± 0.45^b

B: banana; P: plantain; f: flesh; p: peel; e: boiled peel extract. Significantly different means () not sharing the same letter. Banana (M. sinensis); plantain (M. paradisiaca).