Piper Betel has been used as a medicinal herb in Thailand for a long period. Not only consumption but Piper Betal also has been used for religious belief and ritual. However the piper leave should be in the good condition without any defect. As a result there are numerous fall-grade leaves to be get rid of from agriculture. Increasing the value-added of this by- product can increase the income. Extraction of bioactive compounds by using alembic is uncomplicated and green without any solvent is required. Two products come out from this process the first one is an essential oil which is expensive. The second product is hydrosol. The piper hydrosol still contained various phytochemicals. In this study total phenolic content was investigated and was found to be in the range 31.16-73.71 GAE mg/g. Total antioxidant capacity was also studied using the DPPH method. The antioxidant activity was 0. 37▁(+)0.11 mg ascorbic acid equivalent/ ml hydrosol. However the piper hydrosol cannot inhibit P.ance S.aureus and S.epideminis. To sum up the piper hydrosol can be used as an ingredient for antioxidant cosmetics rather than antibacterial skincare.

Premna trichostoma Miq. (Lamiaceae) mainly distribute in Asia including Thailand. Folk healers use this plant to treat fever as a juice splash and bathe. The aims of this study are to evaluate the quantity of active constituents and antioxidant activity of P. trichostoma leaf extract. Total phenolic compounds were determined using Folin-Ciocalteu method. Total flavonoid contents were determined by Aluminum chloride method. The amount of apigenin and kaempferol contents were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). In addition the antioxidant activity was evaluated by DPPH and ABTS assay. The results showed that total phenolic contents total flavonoid contents and the amount of apigenin and kaempferol of P. trichostoma leaf extract was 46.45±15.30 mg GAE/g extract 25.48±2.02 mg CE/g extract 11.16±0.04 and 4.54±0.08 µg/g extract respectively. The IC50 values from the DPPH and ABTS assay was 117.50±1.22 and 36.14±1.53 µg/ml respectively. This study shows the antioxidant properties and active constituents of P. trichostoma leaf extract which indicates the potentials for further development of this plant

The potential health benefits attributed to mulberry leaf and its bioactive compounds have led to a huge increase of mulberry leaf products in the food market. The objective of this research was to determine total antioxidant activities ( FRAP and DPPH assays) and polyphenol compounds in 4 snack products i.e. loaf-bread puifai (Thai steamed cupcakes) peakpoon (Green coconut sweet pudding) and snow skin mooncake fortified with 10% mulberry leaf powder from “ Buri Rum 60” cultivar. The result showed that antioxidant activities and polyphenol contents increased in 4 products fortified with mulberry leaf powder. Ferulic acid was the only phenolic compound found in all original products. Kaempferol quercetin and caffeic acid were significantly increased whereas ferulic acid was reduced in the modified formulas. Therefore these bioactive compounds properties of mulberry leaf powder suggested their possible use for fortifying the healthy foods.

The purpose of this research was to analyze carotenoid content anthocyanin content phenolic compound content and the antioxidant activity by 2 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl scavenging capacity (DPPH) and 1 10-Phenantroline (Phen). In the 3 varieties of corn milk which were the Queen Ruby Siam strain (Purple corn milk) (White corn milk) Sweet strain (Yellow corn milk). It was found that the samples of 3 types of corn milk have total carotenoid content were 0.45+0.00 0.29+0.02 and 0.68+0.00mg/l respectively. Anthocyanin content measured by pH-differential method were 2.86+0.01 1.71+0.03 and 0.80+0.01 mg/l respectively. The total amount of phenolic compounds were 12.00+0.02 10.05+0.00 and 8.62+0.09 mg/l respectively. The ability to resist free radicals by DPPH method were equal to 96.50+0.10 47.10+0.01 and 60.91+0.08 respectively. The antioxidant activity using Phen method were 133.98+0.76 111.17+0.48 and 86.61+0.98 mg/l respectively.

This study investigated the effects of partial replacement of wheat flours with Hom Nil rice flour on the physicochemical characteristics antioxidant activities and sensory acceptance of chinese steam bread (Mantou). Mantou was made with wheat flours partially substituted with Hom Nil rice flour at the level of 0% 10% 20% and 30%. Colour parameters (lightness (L*) redness (a*) and yellowness (b*)) of Mantou were measured using a Hunter colorimeter and found that L* andb* values of Mantou decreased while a* value increased with increase in level of Hom Nil rice flour from 0 to 30%. Physical characteristics including hardness springiness and cohesiveness of Mantou were significantly affected with substitution due to the disruption of dough structure. The hardness of Mantou increased with the increasing of the Hom Nil rice flour substitution (0%-30%) in contrast with springiness and cohesiveness. The total phenolic/anthocyanin contents and antioxidant activities (DPPH FRAP and ABTS) of Mantou increased with increasing Hom Nil rice flour level up to 30%. These results suggested that the substitution of 20 % Hom Nil rice flour would produce healthy and acceptable Mantou with higher total phenolic/anthocyanin contents and antioxidant activities.