Level of dried Jew's mallow leaves (%) |
Phytochemical content |
DPPH (%) |
ABTS (μmol trolox 100 g-1) |
Chlorophyll a |
Chlorophyll b |
β-carotene |
Total phenolics |
Total flavonoids |
0 (control) |
nd |
nd |
nd |
9.10d |
72.36e |
3.68d |
110.40d |
1 |
1.21e |
0.46e |
0.49e |
13.40c |
93.24d |
5.70c |
142.39c |
2 |
1.90d |
0.81d |
0.69d |
14.44bc |
104.86cd |
6.02c |
159.21bc |
3 |
3.53c |
1.61c |
1.11c |
15.44bc |
114.57bc |
7.42b |
166.94bc |
4 |
4.51b |
2.03b |
1.57b |
16.09b |
129.78b |
8.31b |
170.01b |
5 |
5.57a |
2.35a |
1.80a |
30.81a |
166.73a |
10.30a |
217.62a |
nd= not determined
Each value is mean of triplicates
Means within a column marked with different letters are significantly different at (p < 0.05). |