Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of dried (rehydrate) and fresh sea cucumber, Holothuria parava

Sea cucumber is a valuable resource containing several materials that can be used as natural products and pharmaceutical industries.
In this study, proximate composition and the amount of total phenols, flavonoids and antioxidant activity of fresh and rehydrated (after drying) sea cucumber, Holothuria parva, were examined.
The samples were collected from Bandar Lengeh in the Persian Gulf during low tide and kept frozen.
The samples were freeze-dried and the moisture content was calculated. The protein, lipid, ash and carbohydrate contents were then measured. The amounts of antioxidant activity (DPPH), phenol and flavonoid contents were also measured.
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