Study of the Antioxidant Properties of Plant Extracts Using the DPPH Method

Abstract

In modern food products, food additives of natural origin are increasingly used. The search for ef-fective antioxidants of plant origin is a widely studied topic at the present time. The study of this issue makes it possible to introduce the latest solutions in the fight against lipid oxidation in food products. The aim of this scientific work was to evaluate the radical-binding capacity of plant ex-tracts with different contents of active substances. As a result of a series of experiments using the DPPH method, the antioxidant properties of 14 samples were investigated. It was found that the greatest antioxidant activity among the tested extracts is possessed by extracts of green tea, apple, grape seed, sorghum. The rest of the samples are moderately active.