Table 4
DPPH radical scavenging activity, fer ric reducing antioxidant power and reducing powder of fermented amaranth according to fermentation time
Fermentation time (hr) | DPPH (%) | FRAP (μM) | Reducing power |
0 | 54.32±1.56d1) | 325.10±6.36d | 2.07±0.01c |
6 | 55.70±1.71d | 328.06±6.30d | 2.34±0.09b |
12 | 53.721.72±d | 434.58±8.51c | 2.42±0.04b |
24 | 65.13±0.90c | 508.90±5.75b | 2.64±0.03a |
48 | 71.63±1.02b | 515.51±4.94ab | 2.70±0.06a |
72 | 84.46±0.43a | 551.91±8.16a | 2.74±0.08a |
96 | 73.12±0.36b | 510.93±6.49ab | 2.69±0.04a |
All values are mean±SD (n=3). Means with different superscripts (a-d) within the same column are significantly different (p<0.05).