Total antioxidant potential was evaluated in hydroethanolic extract of white Nelumbo nucifera (HEWNN) flower and hydroethanolic extract of pink Nelumbo nucifera (HEPNN) flower by: Ferric
reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), Hemoglobin glycosylation,Reducing power and Phosphomolybdenum and compared with the standard ascorbic acid in dose dependent manner.