Table 3 Antioxidant activities of native and treated M. myristica flour

DPPH^• SC₅₀ (µg/mL)

9.39 ± 0.39^d

14.02 ± 0.81^b

11.87 ± 0.64^c

19.15 ± 1.03^a

5.58 ± 0.32^e

ABTS^•+ scavenging ability (mmol TEAC/g)

11.06 ± 0.96^a

8.36 ± 0.44^c

9.16 ± 0.77^b

6.07 ± 0.05^d

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Reducing power (mg GAE/g)

71.02 ± 2.03^a

67.84 ± 1.99^b

68.99 ± 2.07^b

59.46 ± 2.63^c

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Fe²⁺ chelation IC₅₀ (µg/mL)

14.91 ± 0.82^c

18.16 ± 0.92^b

15.03 ± 0.67^c

21.59 ± 1.01^a

7.96 ± 0.51^d