Table 1. Antioxidative activity and total polyphenol content (TPC) of rosemary and clove essential oils

Traits Rosemary essential oil Clove essential oil SEM
DPPH (uM TE) 0.27b 2,407.09a 15.851
FRAP (uM TE) 48.13b 47,450.00a 635.523
TPC (μg GAE/mg) 4.32b 1,218.62a 4.089
Means within the same row with different letters are significantly different (P<0.05).
SEM, standard error of the mean, DPPH, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; FRAP, ferric reducing antioxidant power.