Compositional studies and biological activities of some mash bean (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper) cultivars commonly consumed in Pakistan

Table 9 Antioxidant capacity of extracts of seeds of mash bean cultivars

Cultivar	Reducing power	DPPH^•scavenging capacity	FRAP	ABTS scavenging capacity
Cultivar	(mg/g)	(μmol Trolox/g)	(mmol Fe²⁺/g)	(μmol trolox/g)
NARC-Mash-1	1.09 ± 0.18^a	41. 64 ± 0.18^b	12.81 ± 0.03^a	33.81 ± 0.45^a
NARC-Mash-2	0.87 ± 0.02^a	34.72 ± 0.29^c	11.70 ± 0.19^a	27.09 ± 0.58^b
NARC-Mash-3	1.02 ± 0.09^a	39.49 ± 0.11^b	9.65 ± 0.37^b	29.74 ± 0.83^b
NARC-Mash-97	0.95 ± 0.06^a	46.56 ± 0.05^a	13.76 ± 0.57^a	35.93 ± 0.22^a

Values in the same row having different letters differ significantly with least significant difference (LSD) at probability (p < 0.05).

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