Table 5. Antioxidant activity of kale under conventional and organic cultivation systems
| Samples | | DPPH radical scavenging activity (%) | ABTS radical scavenging activity (%) | Reducing power |
| Conventional | A | 59.82±0.751)c2) | 71.88±0.68b | 0.80±0.01d |
| B | 59.55±0.42c | 68.96±1.74c | 0.83±0.01c |
| C | 60.16±0.54c | 65.87±1.47d | 0.70±0.00e |
| Organic | D | 63.42±0.40a | 75.79±0.55a | 0.85±0.00bc |
| E | 62.01±0.60b | 75.76±0.62a | 0.86±0.03b |
| F | 64.59±1.83a | 76.09±0.50a | 0.95±0.01a |
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means with different superscript letters (a-e) in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.