Table 3.
Nitr ite scavenging ability and fer rous ion chelating ability of Mor inga (Moringa oleifera Lam.) leaves extracted with different solvents.

Measurement1)	Water	Ethanol	Methanol	Positive control, BHT (50mg%, %)
Nitrite scavenging ability (500 mg%, %)	78.64±0.63a	72.86±1.40c	76.59±0.64b	93.04±2.12
Ferrous ion chelating ability (50 mg%, %)	67.73±0.362)a3)	7.16±0.62b	4.11±0.26c	91.60±0.40

The concentration of positive control (BHT : butylated hydroxytoluene) solutions were measured at 50 mg%, 500 mg%
Values are means±standard deviation of triplicate determinations.
Different superscripts within a row (a-c) indicate significant differences (p<0.05).