ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN NINE CORN CULTIVARS (ZEA MAYS L.)

Abstract

Grains from nine corn cultivars locally grown in Constanța county were analyzed for antioxidant activity: P 0023, P 0216, P 0710 and P 9415, DKC 4109, DKC 4391, DKC 5810, KWS 4484, and SY Torino.
SY Torino (34.33 %) and P 0710 (31.38 %) had the highest average radical scavenging percentage, while DKC 4109 (26.03 %) and KWS 4484 (24.12 %) also showed high values. The lowest antioxidant activity was found in P 0023 and DKC 5810 (below 6 %).
Results are comparable to other known corn cultivars. Reported to dry tissue biomass, all hybrids are strongly antioxidant.