Table 7. Antioxidant activities of cookies with different amounts of onion peel powder

Measurement Group1) F-value
Control OP2 OP4 OP6
Total polyphenol (mg GAE2)/g) 0.63±0.234)b5) 1.13±0.32aB 1.36±0.08aB 2.01±0.47a 9.79**6)
Total flavonoid (mg QE3)/g) 0.11±0.02d 0.43±0.03c 0.57±0.03b 0.68±0.08a 76.17***
DPPH radical scavenging activity (%) 25.62±2.98c 49.22±4.59b 61.85±2.07a 63.80±3.23a 82.59***
ABTS radical scavenging activity (%) 11.82±0.82d 51.11±2.97c 65.14±0.90b 70.08±1.24a 701.31***
Control, no onion peel powder added; OP2, 2% onion peel powder added; OP4, 4% onion peel powder added; OP6, 6% onion peel powder added.
GAE, gallic acid equivalent.
QE, quercetin equivalent.
Values represent the mean±SD (n=3).
Different superscripts in a same row indicate significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).
p<0.01, ***p<0.001.