The antioxidant activity of pomegranate juices extracted by two methods
was determined using three methods: β- carotene, Linoleic acid emulsion, and
DiPhenel Picryl Hydrazyl (DPPH). The juice was extracted by separation arils
from fruits and squee
zed using Cyclone machine (T-1), while the second
extraction method included squeezing the whole halve fruit with previous
machine, (T-2). The potential compounds were determined using ethanol in a
comparison with Butylated hydroxyl Anisole (BHA) as reference antioxidant.
There were significant differences (P<0.05) in the antioxidant activity between
the treatments in all measuring methods. The means of antioxidant activity
amounted to 82.66% in T-1, 86.82% in T-2 and 86.98% in BHA. There was
significant relationship between total phenols and antioxidant activity in all
treatments.