Comparison of Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity for Fermented and Unfermented Rooibos Samples Extracted with Water and Methanol

Rooibos is brewed from the medicinal plant Aspalathus linearis. It has a well-established wide spectrum of bio-activity properties, which in part may be attributed to the phenolic antioxidant power. The antioxidant capacity (AOC) of rooibos is related to its total phenolic content (TPC). The relatio...

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Main Authors: Eslam A. Hussein, Christopher Thron, Mehrdad Ghaziasgar, Mattia Vaccari, Jeanine L. Marnewick, Ahmed A. Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/1/16