Table 6. Pearson’s correlation analysis between extractives, phenolics, and antioxidant activity

Antioxidant Pearson correlation
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Extractive TPC TFC TVC Extractive TPC TFC TVC Extractive TPC TFC TVC
IC50 0.27 –0.36 –0.69 0.10 –0.07 0.08 –0.21 –0.47 –0.60 0.48 0.52 0.60
TPC: total phenolic content, TFC: total flavonoid content, TVC: total flavanol content.