Research Article

Determination of Mineral Composition and Phenolic Content and Investigation of Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, and Antibacterial Activities of Crocus sativus L. Aqueous Stigmas Extracts

Table 1

Total phenolic and flavonoid contents of C. sativus aqueous extracts.

TPC (mg GAE/g extract)TFC (mg CE/g extract)

Moroccan extract72.47 ± 1.62a51.47 ± 0.32a
Italian extract31.47 ± 0.18b22.61 ± 1.25b

Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). TFC: total flavonoid content; TPC: total phenolic content; mg CE/g extract: mg catechin equivalent per gram of extract; mg GAE/g extract: mg Galic Acid equivalent per gram of extract. Different letters in the same row represent significant differences at .