Phytochemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Edible Wild Fruits from Malawi

Table 3

Antioxidant activity of methanolic and aqueous extracts of edible wild fruits.

Name of fruits	FRAP (mg TEAC/100 g FW)		TAA (mg AAE/g FW)		DPPH (%)
	Methanolic	Aqueous	Methanolic	Aqueous	Methanolic	Aqueous
Piliostigma thonningii					45.4	13.5
Uapaca kirkiana					15.57	11.07
Annona senegalensis					36.01	83.17
Ziziphus mauritiana					29.94	21.53
Parinari curatellifolia					26.03	87.67
Cocos nucifera					39.92	92.56
Thespesia garckeana					35.23	99.61
Vitex doniana					37.77	38.94
Adansonia digitata					36.01	62.23
Vangueria infausta					41.68	36.59
Mangifera indica					91.56	57.39
Ficus sycomorus					47.36	33.07
Landolphia kirkii					36.4	93.54
Strychnos spinosa					24.27	29.94
Tamarindus indica					69.67	97.46
Flacourtia indica					66.83	39.23
Cucumis metuliferus					25.37	20.74

Abbreviations: FRAP: ferric reducing antioxidant power; mg TEAC 100 g^-1 FW: milligram Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity per 100 grams of fresh weight; TAA: total antioxidant activity; mg AAE g^-1 FW: milligram ascorbic acid equivalents per gram of fresh weight; DPH: 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl. Results are ().