Table 7. Antioxidant activity of curd yogurt fortified with different amounts of carrot powder

Samples Measurement
DPPH radical scavenging (%) ABTS radical scavenging (%) Reducing power (absorbance at 700 nm)
Carrot powder 69.29±0.731) 66.90±1.30 0.93±0.00
Curd yogurt containing carrot powder (%)
0 36.66±1.18d2) 33.10±0.88d 0.42±0.00d
3 43.05±0.86c 37.08±0.71c 0.46±0.00c
6 45.62±1.29b 42.48±0.87b 0.49±0.00b
9 54.67±0.86a 46.01±1.15a 0.52±0.00a
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means with different superscript letters (a-d) in the same column are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.