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Table 1 Total flavonoid and total phenolic contents, and antioxidant activity of sesame seed extracts

From: Fatty acid composition, total phenolic contents and antioxidant activity of white and black sesame seed varieties from different localities of Ethiopia

Districts

Sesame seed varieties

Total flavonoid contents (TFC) (mg/g)

Total phenolic contents (mg/g)

Scavenging activity (IC50) value (mgAAE/g)

Metema

White

4.99 ± 0.03a

6.96 ± 0.03a

16.8 ± 1.59a

Black

3.38 ± 0.02b

4.27 ± 0.05b

10.2 ± 1.202b

West Armachiho

White

4.17 ± 0.03c

5.26 ± 0.05c

13.2 ± 1.195c

Black

2.13 ± 0.03d

4.19 ± 0.08d

9.8 ± 0.96d

Amuru

White

4.34 ± 0.1e

4.59 ± 0.06e

10.4 ± 0.97b

Black

2.89 ± 0.1f

2.95 ± 0.04f

8.3 ± 0.80e

  1. NB: Data represent mean ± SD of triplicate analysis. Means within a column (a, b, c, d, e, f) marked with different letters are significantly different at (p < 0.05)