Comparison among
three common cultivars of banana in Malaysia (Berangan, Mas and Raja) had been done and their antioxidant activities
were determined by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging system, ferric reducing ability in plasma (FRAP)
assays and total phenolic content (TPC) assays. Acetone 70% had the strongest antioxidant compounds extraction power
as compared to other solvent. All banana samples were found to be low in primary antioxidant but powerful secondary
antioxidant source of fruit. The ascending order of banana cultivars in term of their antioxidant activities in all antioxidant
assays carried out were Berangan < Mas < Raja. FRAP-TPC assays were highly correlated (R2>0.70) than FRAP-DPPH
and TPC-DPPH assays due to the same mechanism that occurred in the reaction of FRAP and TPC assays.