P a g e | vi List of Abbreviations AbbreviationFull Term AESAtomic Emission Spectroscopy DPPH22-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl MgMagnesium NaSodium CaCalcium AOACAssociation of Official Analytical Chemists TACTotal Antioxidant Capacity PpbParts per billion IC50Half maximal inhibitory concentration NmNanometres µg/gMicrograms per gram v/vVolume per volume