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Table 1 Physico-chemical composition of zedoary herbal tea

From: Phytopreventive antihypercholesterolmic and antilipidemic perspectives of zedoary (Curcuma Zedoaria Roscoe.) herbal tea

Treatments

Physico-chemical components

 

TPC

(mg GAE/g DW)

DPPH Inhibition (%)

TFC

(QE mg/g)

Color tonality

pH

acidity

TSS

    

L* value

a* value

b* value

   

T1

5.90 ± 0.42c

36.57 ± 1.24c

10.76 ± 0.58c

22.36 ± 1.52a

7.78 ± 0.51c

5.75 ± 0.23c

5.64 ± 0.25a

0.17 ± 0.05c

2.13 ± 0.15c

T2

7.35 ± 0.56b

42.28 ± 1.45b

14.39 ± 0.66b

21.50 ± 1.36b

8.98 ± 0.55b

6.99 ± 0.35b

5.42 ± 0.21b

0.21 ± 0.06b

3.86 ± 0.21b

T3

9.74 ± 0.64a

47.28 ± 1.62a

17.12 ± 0.75a

18.91 ± 1.28c

11.35 ± 0.63a

8.63 ± 0.42a

5.13 ± 0.13c

0.25 ± 0.08a

4.90 ± 0.30a

  1. Values represent the mean ± standard deviation; n = 3
  2. a,b,c Means in a column with different superscripts were significantly different (p ≤ 0.05)
  3. TPC = Total phenolic contents; DPPH = Diphenyl picryl hydrazine; TFC = Total flavonoids contents; TSS = Total soluble solids