Research Article

Ascorbic Acid Content and Antioxidant Activities of White and Brown Teff [Eragrostic tef (Zucc.)Trotter] Grains and Injera

Table 1

Ascorbic acid content (mean ± SD) of the white and brown teff [Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter] grains determined by iodimetric titration.

RegionAdministrative zoneDistrictVariety of teffSample IDConcentration (mg/100 g)

AmharaNorth ShewaMinjar ShenkoraWhite teffAW-167.9 ± 3.2
Brown teffAB-1988.0 ± 2.3
South WolloDessie ZuriaWhite teffAW-572.6 ± 2.8
Brown teffAB-2381.2 ± 5.5
Were IluWhite teffAW-6112.6 ± 2.0
Brown teffAB-24117.2 ± 5.9
East GojjamGoncha Siso EneseWhite teffAW-875.9 ± 1.6
Brown teffAB-2675.0 ± 3.2

OromiaArsiJejuWhite teffOW-1174.0 ± 5.6
Brown teffOB-2977.5 ± 1.9
East ShewaAda’aWhite teffOW-1381.0 ± 3.0
Brown teffOB-31106.0 ± 4.5
BishoftuWhite teffOW-1471.2 ± 2.9
Brown teffOB-3269.2 ± 2.30

SNNPRHadiyaSoroWhite teffSW-1776.9 ± 2.9
Brown teffSB-3578.1 ± 1.6
GomiboraWhite teffSW-1875.2 ± 3.6
Brown teffSB-3682.8 ± 2.4