Table 3. Comparison of antioxidant activity of wild-simulated ginseng according to the hot-water extraction

Extraction time (h)	Antioxidant activity
Extraction time (h)	TPC^¹⁾ (mg/g)	TFC^²⁾ (mg/g)	DPPH (%)	ABTS (%)
70℃-Water
2	2.33±0.12^³⁾c⁴⁾	0.61±0.03^c	52.16±2.61^c	53.39±2.67^c
4	2.33±0.12^c	0.63±0.03^c	52.16±2.61^c	52.38±2.62^c
75℃-Water
2	2.55±0.13^c	0.63±0.03^c	49.78±2.49^d	60.49±3.02^b
4	2.65±0.13^c	0.69±0.03^c	46.77±2.34^d	61.50±3.08^b
80℃-Water
2	3.15±0.16^b	1.10±0.06^b	46.82±2.34^d	61.50±3.08^b
4	3.19±0.16^b	1.10±0.06^b	46.77±2.34^d	59.47±2.97^c
85℃-Water
2	4.64±0.23^a	1.31±0.07^b	65.25±3.26^b	67.58±3.38^b
4	4.84±0.24^a	1.33±0.07^b	64.12±3.21^b	66.57±3.33^b
90℃-Water
2	4.83±0.24^a	1.74±0.09^a	64.98±3.25^b	69.60±3.48^a
4	4.97±0.25^a	1.74±0.09^a	68.27±3.41^a	69.60±3.48^a
95℃-Water
2	5.03±0.25^a	1.86±0.09^a	70.37±3.52^a	72.64±3.63^a
4	5.12±0.26^a	1.86±0.09^a	71.98±3.60^a	71.63±3.58^a

TPC, Total phenolics content.
TFC, Total flavonoids content.
All values are presented as the mean±SD (n=3).
All values within a column with different superscript letters are signifincantly different from each other at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.