Survey on some food plants as sources of antioxidants

Abstract

We investigated the total phenolic contents in eight plant foods used as traditional vegetables and fruits and well-known as sources of antioxidant. Total phenolic contents ranged from 0.87 to 7.02 mg gallic acid/g dw in Alocaccia indica and Solanum indicum, respectively. The plant foods possess valuable antioxidant properties for culinary and possible nutritive use.