Screening of Total Phenolic and Flavonoid Content in Conventional and Non-Conventional Species of Curcuma

Abstract

The zingiberacea the largest family in zingeberales comprises generally 300 genera and 1000 species. The present study aim at comparing the TPC and TFC in conventional and Non-conventional species of curcuma. The TPC of all three species ranged from 92.30±0.05 to 260 ± 0.025 mg gallic acid equivalent/g and total flavonoid content ranged from 22.52±0.015 to 79.36±0.01 mg quercetin equivalent/g. The results of the study highlighted that conventional curcuma species had higher phenolic and flavonoid content.