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. 2010 Dec;11(12):973–980. doi: 10.1631/jzus.B1000173

Table 4.

Vitamin, total phenol, and alkaloid contents of Morus species fruits

Plant name Riboflavin (mg/100 g FW) Niacin (mg/100 g FW) Ascorbic acid (mg/100 g FW) Total phenols# (mg/100 g FW) Alkaloid (mg/100 g FW)
Morus alba 0.088±0.001 3.10±0.60 15.20±1.25 1650±12.25 660±5.25
Morus nigra 0.040±0.000 1.60±0.10 15.37±0.89 880±7.20 630±5.93
Morus laevigata (large white fruit) 0.055±0.002 0.40±0.03 16.35±1.80 1300±8.53 390±3.22
Morus laevigata (large black fruit) 0.072±0.003 0.85±0.11 17.03±1.71 1100±9.65 630±4.95

FW: fresh weight

#

Tannic acid equivalents. Values (mean±SD) in the same column are not significantly different at P<0.05