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This study compared water and methanol extracts prepared by ultrasound-assisted extraction using targeted liquid chromatography\u2013tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS\/MS), antioxidant assays, and enzyme inhibitory assays. The extracts had comparable total phenolic contents, whereas the methanol extract was richer in flavonoids. LC-MS\/MS profiling showed distinct phenolic compositions between the investigated extraction batches: the water extract contained higher levels of ferulic acid, apigenin, and several hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives, whereas the methanol extract was enriched in hyperoside, hesperidin, chlorogenic acid, and other flavonoid derivatives. On an extract-mass basis, the water extract showed higher 2,2\u2032-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical-scavenging activity, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), and phosphomolybdenum antioxidant capacity, whereas the methanol extract showed higher ferrous ion-chelating and enzyme inhibitory activity values. Yield normalization to the initial dry plant material altered the relative performance of the two extraction batches in several assays because of the higher water extraction yield. 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