Table 5 Correlation matrix showing the interrelation among phenolics, flavonoids, DPPH scavenging, FRAP, ascorbic acid, proline content, ABS ₄₅₀ and protein levels

Phenolics

1.000

0.958**

0.789*

0.761*

0.158

0.419

0.837**

0.647*

Flavonoids

0.958**

1.000

0.607*

0.782*

0.103

0.443

0.735*

0.659*

DPPH

0.789**

0.607*

1.000

0.671*

0.542*

0.479

0.938**

0.590*

FRAP

0.761*

0.782*

0.671*

1.000

0.216

0.900**

0.873**

0.960**

Ascorbic acid

0.158

0.103

0.542*

0.216

1.000

0.229

0.468

0.151

Proline

0.419

0.443

0.479

0.900**

0.229

1.000

0.701*

0.947**

ABS₄₅₀

0.837**

0.735*

0.938**

0.873**

0.468

0.701*

1.000

0.783*

Protein

0.647*

0.659*

0.590*

0.960**

0.151

0.947**

0.783*

1.000