The DPPH radical-scavenging activity of strawberry fruit was estimated following the method of Larrauri et al. (1998) with slight modifications. The above ethanol extract (0.1 ml) was added to 2.9 ml of DPPH (120 M) in methanol and absorbance was measured at 517 nm after the reaction mixtures were incubated for 30 min at 30◦C in the dark. The result was calculated according to the following formula: DPPH radical scavenging activity (%) = 1 − (absorbance of sample/absorbance of control) × 100%. Vitamin C was used as a standard antioxidant analyzed at the same time. The final results were calculated and expressed as vitamin C equivalents (VCE) per gram on a fresh weight basis