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Published online 2012 Oct 8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-177
Table 3
Total levels of sugar, total phenolics, flavonoids, protein, proline, ascorbic acid, AEAC, DPPH and FRAP for the antioxidant capacity of eight different Bangladeshi honey samples
| Sample | Total sugar (%) | Phenolics (mg Gallic acid/kg) | Flavonoids (mg Catechin/kg) | Protein (mg/g) | Proline (mg/kg) | Ascorbic acid (mg/kg) | AEAC (mg/100g) | DPPH (% inhibition at mg/ml) | FRAP (μmol Fe (II)/100g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDH-1 | 52.1 ± 0.4c | 337.8 ± 4.6d | 68.9 ± 0.5d | 4.6 ± .01e | 106.9 ± 0.5h | 143.2 ± 2.2c | 27.4 ± 1.7d | 57.6d | 247.8 ± 3.9f |
| BDH-2 | 55.3 ± 0.4b | 648.6 ± 3.9b | 143.0 ± 3.3b | 7.5 ± .01c | 681.7 ± 1.6b | 135.5 ± 2.0d | 25.4 ± 1.0f | 59.8d | 583.4 ± 9d |
| BDH-3 | 60.6 ± 0.9a | 270.5 ± 2.3e | 42.3 ± 2.2g | 3.0 ± .01g | 200.0 ± 1.0g | 130.4 ± 1.7g | 31.5 ± 1.5c | 35.5f | 140.2 ± 3.9h |
| BDH-4 | 42.8 ± 0.8f | 641.2 ± 2.7b | 126.0 ± 2.1c | 8.1 ± 0b | 2932.8 ± 3.7a | 129.8 ± 3.4h | 18.4 ± 0.7h | 93.7b | 617.8 ± 15.4c |
| BDH-5 | 55.3 ± 0.4e | 265.0 ± 1.9e | 48.0 ± 2.5f | 3.5 ± .01f | 512.8 ± 0.9e | 154.3 ± 0.3a | 32.3 ± 3.4b | 50.0e | 234.9 ± 15.4g |
| BDH-6 | 51.0 ± 0.9b | 152.4 ± 5.3f | 36.3 ± 3.0h | 0.9 ± .02h | 250.6 ± 2.1f | 133.2 ± 2.5f | 34.1 ± 1.4a | 33.6f | 260.4 ± 2.7e |
| BDH-7 | 51.0 ± 0.4e | 473.9 ± 4.7c | 61.9 ± 2.3e | 8.6 ± .01d | 581.9 ± 0.2d | 134.7 ± 1.3e | 22.2 ± 6.9g | 74.5c | 772.4 ± 2.5a |
| BDH-8 | 51.8 ± 0.4d | 688.5 ± 5.9a | 155.0 ± 6.9a | 8.6 ± 0a | 681.7 ± 0.4c | 146.2 ± 2.8b | 25.9 ± 0.2e | 97.5a | 663.9 ± 3.7b |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD. In each column different letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).