Sample Vitamin C Total Phenol Total Flavonoid
Xylopia aethiopica (XA) 2.39 ± 0.05 1.38 ± 0.20 0.24 ± 0.03
Piper guineense (PG) 0.48 ± 0.18 1.25 ± 0.12 0.41 ± 0.05
Monodora myristica (MM) 2.69 ± 0.02 0.60 ± 0.09 0.21 ± 0.05
Aframomum melegueta (AM) 3.56 ± 0.07 2.28 ± 0.02 0.55 ± 0.00
Aframomum danielli (AD) 0.90 ± 0.07 1.65 ± 0.05 0.29 ± 0.07
Syzygium aromaticum (SA) 2.65 ± 0.12 0.88 ± 0.30 0.26 ± 0.07
Clerodendrum volubile (CV) 3.51± 0.00 0.88 ± 0.08 0.52 ± 0.00
Values represent mean ± standard deviation, n = 3.
Table 2: Vitamin C contents and Phenolic distribution of Some Nigerian Spices (mg/g).