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http://dx.doi.org/10.9721/KJFST.2014.46.1.13

Screening the Antioxidant Components and Antioxidant Activitiy of Extracts Derived from Five Varieties of Edible Spring Flowers  

Kim, Su-Min (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University)
Kim, Do-Yeon (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University)
Park, Hye-Ri (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University)
Seo, Ji-Hye (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University)
Yeom, Bo-Min (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University)
Jin, Yoo-Jung (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University)
Pyo, Young-Hee (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University)
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Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology / v.46, no.1, 2014 , pp. 13-18 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was designed to investigate the in vitro antioxidant potentials and the antioxidant components of 80% ethanolic extracts prepared from five edible spring flowers. The contents of total phenols (14.1-18.9 mg gallic acid equivalents/g of dry weight; DW), flavonoids (0.3-4.9 mg catechin equivalents), total carotenoids ($1.9-578.1{\mu}g$ ${\beta}$-carotene equivalents), and proanthocyanidins (2.8-23.5 mg catechin equivalents), were determined by spectrophotometry. In addition, the content of ascorbic acid (0.71-1.31 mg) was determined using HPLC with UV detection. All varieties of the flower examined showed antioxidant potential (1.2-46.1 mM Trolox equivalents/g DW), which was measured by the radical scavenging activity and the reducing power. Of the five flowers analyzed, Prunus avium L. showed the highest antioxidant activity. A strong correlation was found between the ascorbic acid ($r^2=0.75$), flavonoids ($r^2=0.71$), and total phenolic content ($r^2=0.64$) and the antioxidant parameters, suggesting that these components are likely significant contributors to the antioxidant capacity of the five spring flowers.
Keywords
spring flowers; antioxidant potentials; antioxidant components;
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