Table 1.
Yield, total polyphenol and flavonoid contents of Moringa leaves extracts with different solvents
Extracts | Yield (%) | Polyphenols (mg GAE1)/g) | Flavonoids (mg RHE2)/g) |
Water | 13.17±0.013),a4) | 58.04±1.58a | 12.36±0.53a |
Ethanol | 7.48±0.00c | 40.72±1.53c | 10.03±0.30b |
Methanol | 9.54±0.01b | 47.15±0.94b | 10.64±0.11b |
GAE, gallic acid equivalents; RHE, rutin hydrate equivalents.
Values are means±standard deviation of triplicate determinations.
Different superscripts within a column (a-c) indicate significant differences (p<0.05).