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. 2024 Jun 25;10(14):e33504. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33504

Table 3.

Normal phase HPLC analysis of procyanidins in each component of the fruit and in the jelly of Colombian bilberry (V. meridionale S.).

Degree of polymerization Fruit fraction
Fresh bilberry Pomace Pulp Jam
DP1 11.9 ± 1.6a 20.8 ± 2.8b 6.2 ± 1.5a ND
DP2 5.2 ± 0.5a 3.6 ± 1.3b 2.9 ± 0.3a ND
DP3 10.9 ± 2.0a 23.7 ± 2.2b 7.8 ± 0.8a ND
DP4 7.2 ± 0.7a 15.2 ± 1.4b 5.8 ± 0.7a ND
DP5 5.1 ± 0.7a 12.0 ± 1.2b 4.6 ± 0.6a ND
DP6 5.6 ± 0.9a 13.0 ± 1.1b 4.8 ± 0.5a ND
DP7 3.0 ± 0.4a 8.5 ± 0.8b 2.9 ± 0.9a ND
DP8 3.3 ± 0.5a 8.5 ± 0.9b 2.9 ± 0.4a ND
DP9 5.6 ± 0.9a 17.6 ± 1.3b 5.3 ± 0.7a ND
DP10 2.2 ± 0.7a 8.5 ± 0.8b 3.1 ± 0.4a ND
Total 59.9 ± 8.8a 140.9 ± 11.8b 46.8 ± 6.0a ND

Values represent means ± standard error (n = 4).

Values in rows with different letters are significantly different at p 0.05.

ND = nondetectable.