Research Article

Comparative Analysis of the Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Potential of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. and Nymphaea lotus L. var. pubescens (Willd.)

Table 1

Total phenolic and flavonoid contents of N. nucifera and N. pubescens.

Name of sampleTotal phenolic content (mg GAE/g)Total flavonoid content (mg QE/g)

Nelumbo nucifera172.82 ± 0.4117.12 ± 1.04
Nymphaea pubescens194.87 ± 0.9434.60 ± 1.73

Data are expressed as the mean of three different assays ± error mean.