Research Article

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

Table 5

Comparison of the antioxidant activities in the aqueous extract of white and brown teff grains and their injera samples.

Sample IDAntioxidant activity (μmol AAE/g)
GrainInjera

AW-53.05 ± 0.14d2.47 ± 0.28de
AB-234.65 ± 0.11b3.89 ± 0.13c
OW-132.99 ± 0.21d1.81 ± 0.33e
OB-316.06 ± 0.20a4.86 ± 0.33b

ID = identification; AAE = ascorbic acid equivalent. Values (means ± SD, n = 3) within a row and column with different superscript letters are significantly different (α = 0.05).