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. 2023 Mar 10;6:100480. doi: 10.1016/j.crfs.2023.100480

Table 1-b.

Detailed description of bioactive compounds in Brassicaceae microgreens.

Bioactive compounds Brassicaceae microgreens species with high contents and major compounds identified
Phenolic compounds Broccoli; red cabbage; cress (quercetin-3-O-glucoside and kaempferol-3-O-glucoside); daikon; kohlrabi (kaempferol-3-O-(caffeoyl)-sophoroside-7- O-glucoside); mibuna (quercetin-3-O-(feruloyl)-sophoroside-7-O-glucoside and isorhamnetin-3-gentiobioside); pakchoi (quercetin-3-O-(feruloyl)-sophoroside-7-O-glucoside and kaempferol-3-O-(caffeoyl)-sophoroside-7- O-glucoside); and tatsoi (quercetin-3-O-(feruloyl)-sophoroside-7-O-glucoside and kaempferol-3-O-(caffeoyl)-sophoroside-7- O-glucoside)
Anthocyanins Broccoli; purple radish; red cabbage (cyanidin 3-diferuloyl-sophoroside- 5-glucoside, cyanidin 3 (sinapoyl) (sinapoyl)sophoroside-5-glucoside, and cyanidin 3-(sinapoyl) (feruloyl)sophoroside- 5-glucoside); kohlrabi((feruloyl) (feruloyl), (sinapoyl) (feruloyl) and (sinapoyl) (sinapoyl) cyanidin 3-diglucoside-5-(malonyl)-glucoside); komatsuna (cyanidin-3-(feruloyl)(sinapoyl)dihexoside-5-hexoside); and pakchoi (cyanidin-3-(feruloyl)(sinapoyl)dihexoside-5-hexoside)
Glucosinolates Broccoli (glucoraphanin, glucobrassicin, and 4-methoxyglucobrassicin); kale (glucoraphanin and glucobrassicin); chinese cabbage; cress; komatsuna; radish; and tatsoi
Isothiocyanates and indoles Komatsuna (3-butenyl isothiocyanate); mibuna (3-butenyl isothiocyanate, allyl isothiocyanate, and phenetyl isothiocyanate); pakchoi (3-butenyl isothiocyanate, allyl isothiocyanate, and phenetyl isothiocyanate); mustard (allyl and 3-butenyl isothiocyanate); and wall rocket (allyl isothiocyanate)
Vitamin A Cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, upland cress, watercress, tuscan kale, chinese kale, mibuna, mustard, tatsoi, and wasabi
Vitamin C Cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cress, Chinese kale, mustard, and radish
Vitamin E Radish
Vitamin K Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, tuscan kale, daikon, and turnip

Major compounds are detailed in brackets.