Table 2. Antioxidant activity of, and total polyphenol content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC) in yogurt supplemented with safflower petal extract
| Concentration of safflower petal extract (%) | Total amount |
| SPE | SPW |
| TPC (μg/mL) | 0.0 | 115.12±28.47 | 282.52±4.47a |
| 0.1 | 93.55±37.28 | 380.52±8.60b |
| 0.5 | 94.49±30.49 | 381.46±8.61b |
| 1.0 | 103.86±37.17 | 393.19±0.81b |
| TFC (μg/mL) | 0.0 | 52.53±10.00a | 180.97±30.97a |
| 0.1 | 57.12±3.98ab | 210.80±2.29b |
| 0.5 | 73.17±4.59bc | 270.44±11.92c |
| 1.0 | 77.76±3.97c | 320.90±2.29d |
| Antioxidant activity |
| DPPH (%) | 0.0 | 3.24±0.62 | 5.81±0.61a |
| 0.1 | 1.03±0.58 | 6.69±0.78a |
| 0.5 | 2.60±0.20 | 7.17±3.94a |
| 1.0 | 2.79±0.85 | 10.66±1.21b |
| ABTS (%) | 0.0 | ND | 40.00±1.54a |
| 0.1 | ND | 48.00±3.00b |
| 0.5 | ND | 48.33±1.76b |
| 1.0 | ND | 49.67±0.88b |
Values are mean±SD (n=3).
Different superscripts in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05).
SPE, safflower petal ethanol extract; SPW, safflower petal hot water extract; DPPH, 2,2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl; ABTS, 2,2′-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid); ND, not detected.