Antioxidant activities of functional beverage concentrates containing herbal medicine extracts

  • Seon Joo Park
  • , Mi Ok Kim
  • , Jung Hoan Kim
  • , Sehyun Jeong
  • , Min Hee Kim
  • , Su Jin Yang
  • , Jongsung Lee
  • , Hae Jeung Lee

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Abstract

This study investigated the antioxidant activity of functional beverage concentrates containing herbal medicine extracts (FBCH) using various antioxidant assays, such as 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) radical scavenging activity, and reducing power assay. The total polyphenolic content of FBCH (81.45 mg/100 g) was higher than Ssanghwa tea (SHT, 37.56 mg/100 g). The antioxidant activities of FBCH showed 52.92% DPPH and 55.18% ABTS radical scavenging activities at 100 mg/mL, respectively. FBCH showed significantly higher antioxidant activities compared to the SHT (DPPH, 23.43%; ABTS, 22.21%; reducing power optical density; 0.23, P<0.05). In addition, intracellular reactive oxygen species generation significantly decreased in a concentration-dependent manner following FBCH treatment. These results suggest that the addition of herbal medicine extract contributes to the improved functionality of beverage concentrates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16-20
Number of pages5
JournalPreventive Nutrition and Food Science
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2017

Keywords

  • Antioxidant activity
  • Free-radical scavenging
  • Functional beverage
  • Herbal medicine extract
  • Polyphenol

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