This
assay gives an estimate of the overall antioxidant potential of the banana peel [16]. In the presence of the extracts, Mo(VI) is reduced to Mo(V) and forms a greencoloured phosphomolybdenum V complex, which shows
maximum absorbance at 700 nm. According to the results, the ethanolic extract of Pachainadan showed higher
activity in the range of 5.85 mM•g–1 in comparison to
other varieties of banana peel, whereas the ethanolic extract of Nendran showed least activity. Similar studies by
Gonzalez-Montelongo et al. [17] showed the total antioxidant activity of banana peel extract under different
solvent and incubation conditions.