Table 4
Reducing powers of 70% ethanol extracts of grape seed prepared with different drying methods

Samples1) Concentration(μg/mL) Positive control2) (50μg/mL)
50 100 500 AA BHA BHT
GSFD 0.142±0.005a3) 0.370±0.008ab 1.633±0.035a 2.547±0.017A 2.578±0.019A 0.514±0.02B
GSIR 0.056±0.009c 0.353±0.013b 2.1.097±0.038c
GSHD 0.079±0.003b 0.385±0.007a 1.217±0.019b
GSSD 0.076±0.008b 0.366±0.007b 1.054±0.008c
1)Abbreviations: GSFD, ethanol extract of grape seed with freeze drying; GSIR, ethanol extract of grape seed with infrared drying; GSHD, ethanol extract of grape seed with heat air drying; GSSD, ethanol extract of grape seed with sun drying.
2)AA, L-ascorbic acid; BHA, butylated hydroxyanisole; BHT, butylated hydroxytolune.
3)Values are means±SD of triplicate determinations. Different superscripts within a column (a-d) and row (A-B) indicate significant differences (p<0.05).