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Table 4 Antioxidant activity of head cabbages

From: Phytochemicals and antioxidant activity in four varieties of head cabbages commonly consumed in China

Cabbages

DPPH (Inhibition %)

ABTS (Inhibition %)

FRAP (Absorbance)

Red head cabbage

B. o. var. capitata f, rubra

69.82 ± 0.63 a

87.23 ± 2.75 a

0.53 ± 0.07 a

Flat head cabbage

B. o. var. capitata f, linn

47.76 ± 1.23 b

28.65 ± 1.87 b

0.24 ± 0.02 b

Ball head cabbage

B. o. var. capitata f, alba

44.56 ± 0.57 b

24.36 ± 1.05 b

0.29 ± 0.02 b

Conical head cabbage

B. o. var. capitata f, acuta

43.25 ± 0.83 b

25.48 ± 2.03 b

0.23 ± 0.04 b

  1. Data expressed as means ± standard deviation. Different letters in each column mean significant differences (p < 0.05)