Table 3 Cor relation coefficients between antioxidant activities, antioxidant contents, and β-glucan contents

Factors TPC TFC β-glucan contents
DPPH1) 0.9214***2) 0.9479*** 0.3146
FRAP 0.9743*** 0.9384*** 0.4623
ABTS 0.8669*** 0.7298** 0.6663**
DPPH, DPPH radical scavenging activity; ABTS, ABTS radical scavenging activity; TPC, total phenolic contents; TFC, total flavonoid contents.
Pearson’s correlation coefficient. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, ****p<0.0001