Objective: To screen the polypenols with high content and strong antioxidant capacity

and to encourage the development of Fagaceae resources. Method: The total content of polypenols from 8 kinds of Fagaceae plants were determined by Folin-phenol method

and their antioxidant capacities were evaluated by four antioxidant methods

including 1

1-diphenyl-2-pieryl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH) scavenging

2

2-amino-di(3-ethyl-benzothiazoline sulphonic acid-6) ammonium salt (ABTS) radical scavenging

Fe2+ chelating

and Fe3+ reducing assays. The relationship between the total polypenols content and antioxidant capacity was analyzed. Result: The Castanopsis hystrix had the highest total polypenols content (10.61%)

and followed by C. fissa (10.09%). Comprehensive evaluation of antioxidant capacity test results showed that all plants had good antioxidant capacity

and the C. hystrix had the strongest antioxidant capacity. A dose-effect relationship between the antioxidant capacity and the total polypenols content of C. hystrix was found. Conclusion: C. hystrix and C. fissa were the most potential plant resources for the health and skin care products with antioxidant activity.