Table 5. Total phenolic contents and DPPH radical-scavenging activity of fresh and boiled bamboo shoots

Parameters	B. beecheyana		D. latiflorus
	Fresh	Boiled	Fresh	Boiled
Total phenolic content (mg GAE/100 g, db)	204.42±10.101)c2)	391.25±7.81a	137.96±2.53d	337.60±7.71b
DPPH radical-scavenging activity (mg ascorbic acid equivalent/100 g, db)	30.18±1.81a	26.37±1.17c	28.75±1.70ab	26.67±0.42c

All values are means±SD (n=3).
Different superscript letters (^a-d) in the same row indicate significant differences at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.