Efficiency of Coriandrum sativum (Linn.) and Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) in Enhancing Iron Absorption: An In Silico and In Vitro Approach

Table 3

Iron estimation in C. sativum and P. crispum leaves.

Sample	Optical density values at 540 nm	Iron
Estimated (mg/ml)
Blank	0.00	0
Standard 01 (10 μg/ml standard)	0.08	0.01
Standard 02 (20 μg/ml standard)	0.16	0.02
Standard 03 (30 μg/ml standard)	0.25	0.03
Standard 04 (40 μg/ml standard)	0.31	0.04
Standard 05 (50 μg/ml standard)	0.35	0.05
C. sativum—fresh (solvent: phosphate buffer saline)	0.21	0.86	0.89
	0.23	0.93
	0.22	0.90
C. sativum—dried (solvent: phosphate buffer saline)	0.12	0.50	0.55
	0.15	0.63
	0.13	0.53
P. crispum—fresh (solvent: phosphate buffer saline)	0.10	0.43	0.44
	0.11	0.46
	0.10	0.43
P. crispum—dried (solvent: phosphate buffer saline)	0.2	0.01	0.01
	0.2	0.01
	0.3	0.02
C. sativum—fresh (solvent: 30% sulfuric acid)	0.26	1.06	1.04
	0.26	1.06
	0.25	1.00
C. sativum—dried (solvent: 30% sulfuric acid)	0.15	0.63	0.66
	0.18	0.76
	0.14	0.60
P. crispum—fresh (solvent: 30% sulfuric acid)	0.12	0.50	0.46
	0.11	0.46
	0.10	0.43
P. crispum—dried (solvent: 30% sulfuric acid)	0.04	0.02	0.02
	0.04	0.02
	0.05	0.02

The bold numbers has been defined in the footnotes as “average.”