Abstract:
The antioxidant activities oforange. apple and toauuo fruits. purchased from shops in Bahir Dar
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City, North-Wes) Ethiopia. 'ifal'e beer: studied The antioxidant activities ol the water soluble
portions ofthe [rui:« were analyzed using Oyuizu method. Rancimot rest was used 10 study the
antioxidant activities of.!.!_1e [reez« dried powder thai comprises tile lipid-soluble components of
thefruits. Oyai211 method >vas used In test the antioxidum capdr:i1y of the edible portion rif tile
fruits based on their ability ta reduce potassium hexocyanoferrute (Fe- -'; lo ferrous (Fe '1j form.
On th« basts o.f the ssudy, there was stgnificasn difference in the aruioxidant activities among the
jl-i1i1 (.~<O. U5) and orange had the highest ferric reducing atuioxidam power Jn terms of"
ascorbic acid equivalent antioxidan! capacity, the vaiue obtained for orang«, apple and tonuuo
were i.!69, f.013 and 0.63:! mg /IA//{)(} g. respectively. Using ascorbic acid us standard the
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percent reducing power of water soluble antioxidants in orange. apple and tomato were foun« 10
be 4(j_ J, 39. 33 and 24. 8i % respectively. On the basis of Rancimat test al/ fruit powder added on
sunflower oil detaye« the osidotiou reaction of the uil. Orange. apple and tomato additives
, increased the induction periods of the Stmjfo-..;er oii, With amioxidom index values of" f.11, 1. {))
and /.1?3 respectively.