Table 3 Effect of UV treatment on total phenolic compound and antioxidant capacity in flowers of pomegranate.

Treatmentz	Total phenolic compound (mg/g D.W.)	DPPH radical scavenging activity (%)
SD	43.9±0.6 aby	86.5±0.5 bcy
HD	44.8±1.6 ab	87.2±1.4 abc
UV 10 min	45.6±0.6 a	87.9±0.4 ab
UV 30 min	43.2±0.5 b	86.2±0.8 c
UV 60 min	45.3±0.9 a	88.3±0.6 a

^zSD : dried in the shade, HD : hot air drying.
^yMean separation within columns by Duncan’s multiple range test at 5% level.
Values are mean ± standard deviation, n = 3.