Abstract :
Antioxidant is a compound that can reduce free radicals by donating one
or more electrons to free radicals. Green okra ( Abelmoschus esculentus L
(moench) and red okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L (moench) cultivar red burgund
is a plant known to have antioxidant compounds like vitamin C, flavonoids and ?caroten, potentially as a source of antioxidant. Determination of antioxidant
activity of the extract of green okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L (moench) and red
okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L (moench) cultivar red burgund done using the FTC (ferric thocyanate), measurement of antioxidant activity using
spectrophotometer uv-visible absorbance value generating free radicals, the value
absorbance that has been obtained is used to calculate the % inhibition, then used
to find the value IC50. In this methode, ferric thiocyanate whinch act as free
radical mitigated by antioxidants. Radicals arrest test free ferric thiocyanate
stated Inhibitor consentration (IC50 ). Ferric thiocyanate arrest free radicals
cause a color change in the solution which can be measured using visible
spectrophotometer at a wavelength of 499.5 nm and this activity of free radicals
reduction by the sample can be determined. The result showed that green okra
(Abelmoschus esculentus L (moench) has a value IC50 is 35,3686 ppm, red okra
have IC50 is 42,5494 ppm an vitamin C is 40,7597 ppm . Value of KV green okra
adalah 0,4908 %, red okra 0,1163 % and vitamin C 0,8161%. Green okra has a
higher antioxidant activity than red okra shown from IC50 values and the test
results are statistically significant 0.000 < 0.05 whinch indicates that the
antioxidant activity of green okra and red okra significant difference.