ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN NINE CORN CULTIVARS

What is it about?

Grains from nine corn cultivars locally grown in Constanțacounty were analyzed for antioxidant activity: P 0023, P 0216, P 0710 and P 9415, DKC 4109, DKC 4391, DKC 5810, KWS 4484, and SY Torino.SY Torino (34.33%) and P 0710 (31.38%) had the highest average radical scavenging percentage, while DKC 4109 (26.03%) and KWS 4484 (24.12%)also showed high values. The lowest antioxidant activity was found in P 0023 and DKC 5810 (below 6%).Results are comparable to other known corn cultivars. Reported to dry tissue biomass, all hybrids are strongly antioxidant.

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