Antioxidant potential of selected underutilized fruit crop species grown in Sri Lanka

Lyophilized aqueous extracts of four underutilized fruit species namelyDiospyros discolor (Velvet apple), Pouteria campechiana (Lavulu/Canistel), Phylanthusacidus (Mal-Nelli/Star gooseberry) and Phyllanthus emblica (Nelli/Indian gooseberry) were investigated for the antioxidant potential (AP) by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay, 2,2-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS) assay and ferrousreducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay. Total phenolic content (TPC) and total monomeric anthocyanin content