Antioxidant Properties of Popular Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Varieties from Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Tanvir, E. M., Hossen, Md. Sakib, Hossain, Md. Fuad, Afroz, Rizwana, Siew, Hua Gan, Khalil, Md. Ibrahim, Karim, Nurul
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2017
• Subjects: R5-130.5 General works
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/36803/; https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8471785

We investigated the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of different forms (local names: mura and chora) of turmeric (Curcuma longa) from the Khulna and Chittagong divisions of Bangladesh for their antioxidant properties and polyphenol, flavonoid, tannin, and ascorbic acid contents. The antioxidant act...