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).