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.