Antioxidant Potential of Red Okra Pods (Abelmoschus esculentus Moench)

Red Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus Moench) is widely distributed in Indonesia and its antioxidant ability unknown. This study was performed to evaluate the activities of red okra pods extracts. The powder extracted by reflux. first extraction used n-hexane (three times). Ethyl acetate extract residue Then, three times using ethanol. Antioxidant were tested DPPH FRAP assays. showed that ethanol highest activity, which had lowest IC50 (39.8 µg/mL) (89.15 µmol Fe2+/g). result methods indicates classified as a very strong antioxidant.