Research Article
Ascorbic Acid Content and Antioxidant Activities of White and Brown Teff [Eragrostic tef (Zucc.)Trotter] Grains and Injera
Table 4
DPPH radical scavenging activities in the white and brown teff grains varieties.
| Sample region | Variety of teff | Sample ID | Antioxidant activities (μmol AAE/g) |
| Amhara | White teff | AW-1 | 3.35 ± 0.36 | AW-5 | 3.05 ± 0.14 | AW-6 | 3.65 ± 0.39 | AW-8 | 1.44 ± 0.21 | Brown teff | AB-19 | 5.67 ± 0.21 | AB-23 | 4.65 ± 0.11 | AB-24 | 7.04 ± 0.36 | AB-26 | 4.93 ± 0.14 |
| Oromia | White teff | OW-11 | 1.49 ± 0.25 | OW-13 | 2.99 ± 0.21 | OW-14 | 1.26 ± 0.18 | Brown teff | OB-29 | 4.31 ± 0.15 | OB-31 | 6.06 ± 0.20 | OB-32 | 4.31 ± 0.14 |
| SNNPR | White teff | SW-17 | 2.90 ± 0.25 | SW-18 | 3.95 ± 0.14 | Brown teff | SB-35 | 5.55 ± 0.13 | SB-36 | 6.29 ± 0.28 |
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ID = identification; AAE = ascorbic acid equivalent.
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