TABLE 1.
Proline betaine concentrations in fruit and fruit juices measured by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Juice/fruit description | Proline betaine |
mg/L | |
Citrus fruit juice (authentic; all n = 3) | |
Orange juice | |
From concentrate | 1316 ± 721 |
Not from concentrate | 1189 ± 24 |
Freshly squeezed | 1062 ± 81 |
Grapefruit juice | 766 ± 93 |
Citrus fruit juice (synthetic; all n = 1) | |
Orange soft drink | 216 |
Orange squash | 75 |
Citrus fruit (all n = 3) | |
Orange | 761 ± 89 |
Lime | 730 ± 126 |
Satsuma | 461 ± 55 |
Lemon | 251 ± 153 |
Other fruit juice (all n = 1) | |
Pineapple juice | 57 |
Red grape and raspberry juice | 46 |
Pomegranate and blueberry juice | 18 |
Peach, mango, passion fruit juice | 17 |
Apple juice | 14 |
Black currant juice | 12 |
Other fruit (all n = 1) | |
Kiwi | 66 |
Grape | 51 |
Melon | 34 |
Banana | 28 |
Strawberry | 22 |
Pear | 14 |
Apricot | 10 |
Mean ± SD (all such values); the SD is indicated when more than one sample was analyzed.