## 3 Results and Discussion
### Interpretation of FTIR Spectra
** & **Common Name and Flower Color** & **Moisture (\%)** & **TPC (mg GAE/g Fresh Flowers)** & **ABTS (mg Trolox** & **FRAP (mg Fe(II)/g Fresh Flowers)** & **FRAP (mg Fe(II)/g Fresh Flowers)** \\ \hline
1 & Red China rose & 84.32 & 18.55 \(\pm\) 0.63 \({}^{\text{a}}\) & 43.88 \(\pm\) 0.97 \({}^{\text{a}}\) & 130.96 \(\pm\) 2.80 \({}^{\text{a}}\) \\
2 & Orange Mexican marigold & 83.26 & 7.58 \(\pm\) 0.58 \({}^{\text{b}}\) & 17.67 \(\pm\) 1.20 \({}^{\text{b}}\) & 124.27 \(\pm\) 1.41 \({}^{\text{b}}\) \\
3 & [PERSON] spring sowbread & 89.31 & 7.35 \(\pm\) 0.61 \({}^{\text{b}}\) & 24.65 \(\pm\) 0.38 \({}^{\text{c}}\) & 25.08 \(\pm\) 0.83 \({}^{\text{c}}\) \\
4 & Yellow hearslease & 87.23 & 7.15 \(\pm\) 0.48 \({}^{\text{b}}\) & 21.72 \(\pm\) 0.21 \({}^{\text{d}}\) & 24.39 \(\pm\) 0.58 \({}^{\text{c}}\) \\
5 & Purple hearslease & 87.31 & 6.91 \(\pm\) 0.59 \({}^{\text{b}}\) & 13.84 \(\pm\) 1.01 \({}^{\text{e}}\) & 24.78 \(\pm\) 0.47 \({}^{\text{c}}\) \\
6 & White spring sowbread & 88.24 & 6.39 \(\pm\) 0.11 \({}^{\text{c}}\) & 23.77 \(\pm\) 0.49 \({}^{\text{f}}\) & 17.22 \(\pm\) 0.39 \({}^{\text{d}}\) \\
7 & Blue plumbago & 90.75 & 6.25 \(\pm\) 0.18 \({}^{\text{c}}\) & 10.68 \(\pm\) 0.61 \({}^{\text{g}}\) & 26.94 \(\pm\) 0.35 \({}^{\text{e}}\) \\
8 & Fuchsia spring sowbread & 89.17 & 5.46 \(\pm\) 0.13 \({}^{\text{d}}\) & 18.81 \(\pm\) 0.78 \({}^{\text{h}}\) & 15.51 \(\pm\) 0.85 \({}^{\text{f}}\) \\
9 & White jasmine & 89.42 & 4.59 \(\pm\) 0.17 \({}^{\text{e}}\) & 6.38 \(\pm\) 0.13 \({}^{\text{j}}\) & 7.58 \(\pm\) 0.37 \({}^{\text{g}}\) \\
10 & Purple Mexican petunia & 87.22 & 4.30 \(\pm\) 0.27 \({}^{\text{e}}\) & 3.89 \(\pm\) 0.13 \({}^{\text{k}}\) & 11.06 \(\pm\) 0.32 \({}^{\text{h}}\) \\
11 & Red hibiscus & 83.08 & 4.30 \(\pm\) 0.32 \({}^{\text{e}}\) & 10.91 \(\pm\) 0.42 \({}^{\text{g}}\) & 26.44 \(\pm\) 0.37 \({}^{\text{e}}\) \\
12 & White hibiscus & 82.87 & 4.20 \(\pm\) 0.30 \({}^{\text{e}}\) & 7.32 \(\pm\) 0.26 \({}^{\text{l}}\) & 26.56 \(\pm\) 0.13 \({}^{\text{e}}\) \\
13 & Pink perinwilde & 85.34 & 3.51 \(\pm\) 0.25 \({}^{\text{f}}\) & 3.18 \(\pm\) 0.33 \({}^{\text{m}}\) & 14.44 \(\pm\) 1.51 \({}^{\text{f}}\) \\
14 & Yellow lantana & 86.93 & 2.59 \(\pm\) 0.09 \({}^{\text{g}}\) & 3.52 \(\pm\) 0.14 \({}^{\text{m}}\) & 4.83 \(\pm\) 0.42 \({}^{\text{o}}\) \\
15 & Orange cape honeysuckle & 88.90 & 2.49 \(\pm\) 0.08 \({}^{\text{g}}\) & 3.34 \(\pm\) 0.17 \({}^{\text{m}}\) & 4.08 \(\pm\) 0.36 \({}^{\text{j}}\) \\
16 & Red wax mallow & 91.23 & 2.25 \(\pm\) 0.10 \({}^{\text{h}}\) & 5.18 \(\pm\) 0.20 \({}^{\text{n}}\) & 11.60 \(\pm\) 0.32 \({}^{\text{h}}\) \\
17 & Purple Indian chryssanthemum & 82.16 & 2.13 \(\pm\) 0.12 \({}^{\text{h}}\) & 4.45 \(\pm\) 0.82 \({}^{\text{n}}\) & 12.73 \(\pm\) 0.44 \({}^{\text{k}}\) \\
18 & Yellow black-eyed Susan vine & 90.71 & 2.02 \(\pm\) 0.28 \({}^{\text{h}}\) & 2.94 \(\pm\) 0.38 \({}^{\text{m}}\) & 3.34 \(\pm\) 0.25 \({}^{\text{l}}\) \\
19 & Dark red Indian chrysanthhemum & 82.75 & 1.94 \(\pm\) 0.13 \({}^{\text{k}}\) & 3.40 \(\pm\) 0.32 \({}^{\text{m}}\) & 9.58 \(\pm\) 0.46 \({}^{\text{m}}\) \\
20 & Pink azalea & 92.18 & 1.76 \(\pm\) 0.11 \({}^{\text{k}}\) & 3.99 \(\pm\) 0.40k \({}^{\text{m}}\) & 12.95 \(\pm\) 0.25 \({}^{\text{k}}\) \\
21 & White lantana & 86.23 & 1.68 \(\pm\) 0.07 \({}^{\text{l}}\) & 2.42 \(\pm\) 0.48 \({}^{\text{n}}\) & 3.38 \(\pm\) 0.36 \({}^{\text{l}}\) \\
22 & Pink lantana & 87.16 & 1.40 \(\pm\) 0.08 \({}^{\text{m}}\) & 2.56 \(\pm\) 0.23 \({}^{\text{n}}\) & 3.38 \(\pm\) 0.21 \({}^{\text{l}}\) \\
23 & Pink caration & 83.10 & 1.30 \(\pm\) 0.06 \({}^{\text{m}}\) & 2.42 \(\pm\) 0.35 \({}^{\text{n}}\) & 6.30 \(\The strong bands at 1280-1310 and 1220-1270 cm\({}^{-1}\) are related to N-O stretching vibration of amides and to C-O stretching vibration of esters or ethers or phenolic compounds, respectively [39]. The band at 1180-1210 cm\({}^{-1}\) could be associated with C-C stretching vibration of carbohydrates or phenolics, whilst the band at 1140-1160 cm\({}^{-1}\) could be related to C-H deformation vibrations of carbohydrates [40; 41].