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This study aimed to quantitatively characterize interactions of antioxidants in anthocyanin-rich aqueous red cabbage extract with several natural (ascorbic acid, gallic acid, and glutathione) and synthetic (Trolox and TEMPOL) antioxidants and to determine their synergistic or antagonistic nature in the ORAC assay. Four parameters derivable from the ORAC assay (extent of fluorescence protection, lag time, fluorescence half-life t1\/2, and maximum rate of fluorescence decay) were analyzed in terms of the integrated interaction coefficient (IIC), reflecting the dependence of the analyzed values on the concentration of antioxidants and the sample interaction coefficient (SIC) derived from interaction at a single set of concentrations. IIC analysis revealed synergistic interactions of Trolox with the red cabbage extract on the basis of fluorescence protection, lag time, and t1\/2. Interactions of TEMPOL with the extract were antagonistic as assessed based on all parameters but the lag time. A correlation between the anodic peak and the lag time and t1\/2 values was observed for the antioxidants studied. 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