Author(s):

Heena Jalal, Mohammad Ashraf Pal, Henna Hamdani, Mir Rovida and Nusrat Nabi Khan

Abstract: The present study was devised to explore the antioxidant activity of pomegranate peel powder (PPP) and pomegranate seed powder (PSP). Total phenolic content was determined by Folin Ciocalteu reagent method and antioxidant activity by DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activity methods. The study revealed that the total phenolic content (mg GAE/ g) of PPP was significantly higher (P<0.05) than that of PSP. The values were observed to be numerically higher (P>0.05) in the methanolic extracts compared to the water extracts. The percent DPPH-RSA of PPP was significantly higher (P<0.05) than the PSP (91.81 ± 0.62). Similarly, Me showed significantly higher (P<0.05) values compared to We. The percent ABTS-RSA of PPP was significantly higher (P<0.05) than the PSP. However, the Me and We exhibited non-significant differences (P>0.05), the values being numerically slightly higher in the former. Thus it was concluded that pomegranate peel and seed powder could find several applications as functional food ingredients due to the antioxidant properties.

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