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. 2010 Jun 23;92(2):436–443. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29672

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
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Mean ± SD (all such values); the SD is indicated when more than one sample was analyzed.