Table 1 Representative examples of antioxidant mixtures, their reported behavior, the method used for their evaluation, and their calculated hydrogen bond count (HB).

From: Deciphering antioxidant interactions via data mining and RDKit

Component #1

Component #2

Ratio

Reported Behavior

Assay

HB

Myricetin

α-Tocopherol

2:1

Synergistic73

PV, conjugated dienes

4.3

Pelargonidin-3-O-glucoside

Quercetin

2:1

Synergistic91

FRAP or DPPH

6.3

Epicatechin

Quercetin − 3-β-glucoside

3:1

Synergistic91

FRAP or DPPH

5.7

Peonidin 3-glucoside

Kaempferol

1:1

Additive91

FRAP or DPPH

5.5

Quercetin

Epicatechin

3:1

Nearly additive78

Phosphomolybdenum, FRAP, or DPPH

3.6

Syringic acid

Protocatechuic acid

1:1

Additive79

FRAP or ORAC method

2.5

Peonidin 3-glucoside

Pelargonidin

2:1

Antagonistic32

TEAC or ORAC

6.0

Citronellal

Menthol

1:1

Antagonistic57

DPPH

0.5

P-Cymene

Linalool

1:1

Antagonistic57

DPPH

0.5

  1. PV: peroxide value, FRAP: Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power, DPPH: 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl analysis, ORAC: Oxygen Radical Antioxidant Capacity, TEAC: Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity