The effect of pomegranate fresh juice versus pomegranate seed powder on metabolic indices, lipid profile, inflammatory biomarkers, and the histopathology of pancreatic islets of Langerhans in streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced type 2 diabetic Sprague–Dawley rats

Table 2 IC₅₀ values and DPPH inhibition percentages of sample extracts at the concentration of 200 μg/mL

Samples	Inhibition percentages in concentration 200 μg/mL	IC₅₀ values (μg/mL)
Ascorbic acid	81.31 ± 0.86%	21.05 ± 8.05
Pomegranate Juice	86.89 ± 0.26%^**	65.12 ± 1.44^**
Pomegranate Seed	53.98 ± 1.25%^***	159.90 ± 6.24^***

The values are expressed as means ± S.E.M. for 3 experiments; *p˂0.01, **p˂0.001 are considered as significant compared to standard ascorbic acid

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