Table 3.
Organic acid composition of different varieties of elderberry (mg/100 g dm).
| Variety | Citric Acid | Malic Acid | Fumaric Acid | Tartaric Acid | Shikimic Acid | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mg/100 g dm | ||||||
| Albida | 5.27 ± 0.41 e | 43.02 ± 2.71 a | 0.14 ± 0.01 d | 2.48 ± 0.01 e | 1.68 ± 0.41 e | 52.59 |
| Bohatka | 8.15 ± 0.33 b | 31.38 ± 3.96 b | 0.31 ± 0.01 b | 3.16 ± 0.31 d | 2.79 ± 0.33 b | 45.79 |
| Haschberg | 9.57 ± 0.23 a | 42.69 ± 1.21 a | 0.29 ± 0.01 c | 4.52 ± 0.23 a | 3.23 ± 0.23 a | 60.30 |
| Sambo | 7.24 ± 0.09 c | 21.10 ± 1.73 d | 0.28 ± 0.02 c | 3.45 ± 0.09 c | 2.41 ± 0.09 c | 34.48 |
| Samdal | 7.51 ± 0.09 c | 19.41 ± 1.97 e | 0.32 ± 0.01 b | 3.51 ± 0.09 c | 2.39 ± 0.09 c | 33.14 |
| Weihenstephan | 6.64 ± 0.07 d | 23.11 ± 1.21 c | 0.47 ± 0.01 a | 4.33 ± 0.07 b | 1.99 ± 0.01 d | 36.54 |
| wild elderberry | 5.33 ± 0.21 e | 23.42 ± 1.19 c | 0.32 ± 0.01 b | 2.53 ± 0.01 e | 1.72 ± 0.01 e | 33.32 |
Values are means ± standard deviation, n = 3; in columns mean values with different letters are significantly different at p < 0.05.