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).