The antioxidant action of ethanolic extract from
supermarkets of Bucharest, Romania, was assessed by determining its reducing power and its radical scavenging activity. The determinations were made by analyzing the freeze-dried ethanolic extract. The radical scavenging activity was determined using 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), superoxide radical, nitric oxide radical and hydrogen peroxide scavenging assays. Total phenols, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, β-carotene and lycopene were also determined. The ethanolic extract from