The phenolic compounds may contribute
directly to the antioxidant action [28]; therefore, it is
necessary to investigate total phenolic content. The total
phenolic content was determined by following a
modified Folin-Ciocalteu reagent method. In Table 2 the
results were expressed as gallic acid equivalent. TPC
was in the range of 1.35-6.85 mg/g of the fenugreek
extract. The amounts of total phenolic compounds were
higher in ethanol extract 6.85 mg/g while lowest for
hexane 1.35 mg/g. Using a standard curve of gallic acid
(R2= 0.999). All results coincide with those of total
antioxidant capacity. In other words, the spice extract
sample shows a tendency to have high phenolic content.