Antioxidant properties of BJRI vegetable mesta-1 (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.)

Authors

  • Md. Abul Fazal Mollah Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
  • Md. Zablul Tareq Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
  • Kazi Khayrul Bashar Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
  • A. B. M. Zahidul Hoque Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
  • Md. Meftahul Karim Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
  • Md. Zahid-Al-Rafiq Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2020.7.2.664

Keywords:

antioxidant properties, Roselle, vegetable

Abstract

Roselle or Mesta (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is one of the plants whose plant parts are used to prepare juices. The Roselle calyx is considered as a good source of antioxidants. But the antioxidant properties of BJRI (Bangladesh Jute Research Institute) released Roselle vegetable variety, BJRI vegetable mesta-1, is not quantified yet. With the objective of making this vegetable more popular among the consumers, an experiment was conducted at the Jute Agriculture Experimental Station, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Jagir, Manikganj to find out the antioxidant properties of BJRI vegetable mesta-1. Total four antioxidant components eg., total phenol content, total flavonoid content, proanthocyanidin content, anthocyanin content and three antioxidant activities eg., DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging, (FRAP) ferric ion reducing antioxidant power, H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide), radical scavenging were measured from the calyx sample of BJRI vegetable mesta-1. Among the four antioxidant components, total flavonoid contents (959.53 mg 100 g–1) posses the highest position and anothocyanine contents (0.17 mg 100 g–1) were in the lowest position. FRAP activities were highest among the antioxidant activities of the calyx of our studied vegetable mesta. Our findings represented the quantity of antioxidant contents of the calyx of BJRI vegetable mesta-1 which justify its uses as natural antioxidants. Thus, Roselle calyx may act as an alternative source of antioxidant rich natural herbal tea.

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Published

01-04-2020

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Mollah MAF, Tareq MZ, Bashar KK, Hoque ABMZ, Karim MM, Zahid-Al-Rafiq M. Antioxidant properties of BJRI vegetable mesta-1 (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.). Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2020 Apr. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];7(2):154-6. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/664

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