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. 2012 Mar 21;7:1–12. doi: 10.4137/ACI.S8946

Table 3.

Results of sage tea (measured in the aqueous tea infusion prepared according to DIN 10809/ISO 3103/1980 in a cup without lid). Values are given in [mg/L] (with the exception of FC-Index (without unit) and ORAC Index [mmol trolox equivalents/100 mL]).

Samplea Sold as Total thujone Camphor Rosmarinic acid Sum of rosmarinic acid derivatives Luteolin-7-O-glucuronide Sum of flavone glycosides Sum of carnosol derivatives ORAC FC
1 Herbal tea Food n.d. 2.1 118 139 106 134 10 0.80 10.0
2 Herbal tea Food n.d. 2.2 119 143 106 123 12 0.70 10.0
3 Herbal tea Food 2.9 2.2 47 73 78 124 26 0.86 8.9
4 Herbal tea Food 1.9 1.9 41 71 78 105 8 0.82 8.4
5 Herbal tea Food 3.0 2.1 42 48 67 96 43 1.05 8.8
6 Herbal tea Food 1.6 2.1 42 63 71 80 37 1.05 8.8
7 Herbal tea Food 9.2 1.6 72 92 91 107 45 0.59 8.9
8 Tea bag Food n.d. 5.3 89 112 94 113 41 0.76 8.4
9 Herbal tea Food 8.5 14.7 117 191 83 95 44 0.79 8.4
10 Tea bag (sage with honey) Food 13.6 11.9 32 86 92 102 31 0.26 10.3
11 Tea bag Food 5.2 16.1 68 114 81 113 31 0.35 11.0
12 Tea bag Food 4.4 12.9 62 163 88 101 32 0.34 11.0
13 Tea bag Food 5.9 15.6 78 111 77 114 42 1.32 9.8
14 Tea bag Food 9.0 16.1 87 125 98 131 29 1.33 10.9
15 Tea bag Food 8.8 15.9 93 122 97 130 30 1.34 10.6
16 Tea bag Food 6.8 15.5 91 107 104 135 31 0.53 9.8
17 Tea bag Food 5.3 16.3 62 95 82 116 44 0.35 8.3
18 Tea bag Food 6.2 12.2 194 205 87 115 56 0.34 9.2
19 Tea bag Food 9.4 12.2 160 198 82 115 65 0.34 9.2
20 Herbal tea Food 26.6 17.9 34 70 44 49 36 0.45 15.7
21 Herbal tea Food 5.7 12.4 89 215 61 74 43 0.30 16.9
22 Herbal tea Food 6.2 13.2 125 187 96 121 37 0.35 12.3
23 Herbal tea Food 5.9 13.1 133 183 95 120 37 0.35 12.2
24 Tea bag Food 4.1 13.9 79 119 86 114 42 0.36 9.9
Average 6.3 10.4 86 126 85 109 35 0.66 10.3
1 Herbal tea Medicine 7.3 11.0 54 88 80 109 52 0.33 14.6
2 Tea bag Medicine 12.4 26.3 67 86 90 119 41 0.74 12.3
3 Tea bag (sage with honey) Medicine n.d. 2.6 n.d. 18 61 70 10 0.33 9.5
4 Herbal tea Medicine 12.5 19.0 159 201 100 118 27 0.86 10.4
5 Herbal tea Medicine 10.2 17.5 128 199 92 109 30 1.20 9.9
6 Tea bag Medicine 12.0 43.7 116 121 102 109 33 0.63 8.5
7 Herbal tea Medicine 20.7 15.9 186 241 90 117 70 0.84 8.4
8 Herbal tea Medicine 6.0 23.9 24 38 46 59 32 0.67 10.8
9 Herbal tea Medicine 15.5 20.3 57 97 60 87 42 0.89 9.4
10 Herbal tea Medicine 9.4 14.3 90 137 77 108 35 1.00 8.2
11 Herbal tea Medicine 8.4 14.9 n.d. 35 61 31 40 0.43 8.5
12 Herbal tea Medicine 8.1 13.0 83 119 30 39 48 0.33 7.6
13 Herbal tea Medicine 5.8 13.5 80 125 70 92 37 0.44 7.7
14 Herbal tea Medicine 6.0 13.3 98 120 50 15 36 0.43 7.7
15 Herbal tea Medicine 6.3 22.7 27 49 57 62 60 0.82 10.4
16 Herbal tea Medicine 7.6 22.6 22 73 58 66 45 0.80 10.3
17 Herbal tea Medicine 6.5 24.6 31 47 69 83 52 0.80 11.4
18 Herbal tea Medicine 16.5 16.6 229 237 101 114 35 0.82 8.6
19 Herbal tea Medicine 17.6 16.1 209 243 99 110 47 0.92 8.3
20 Herbal tea Medicine 7.2 17.7 24 86 63 81 54 0.86 10.1
21 Herbal tea Medicine 9.7 14.0 111 134 94 126 35 0.14 9.4
22 Herbal tea Medicine 8.6 9.8 124 181 94 96 34 1.29 12.7
23 Herbal tea Medicine 10.7 17.1 81 92 105 138 33 0.31 9.7
24 Herbal tea Medicine 26.1 12.4 248 264 87 113 46 1.37 11.1
25 Herbal tea Medicine 17.3 16.3 31 67 66 77 36 0.22 8.8
26 Herbal tea Medicine 6.9 19.9 36 86 63 83 43 0.79 10.9
27 Herbal tea Medicine 10.1 12.7 160 180 108 127 40 1.35 9.8
28 Herbal tea Medicine 2.5 16.9 45 72 72 122 39 0.76 9.6
29 Herbal tea Medicine 13.2 13.5 47 81 62 78 53 0.93 11.1
30 Herbal tea Medicine 9.3 13.6 120 160 74 109 49 1.04 10.9
31 Herbal tea Medicine 7.3 15.6 95 114 109 144 30 0.54 10.2
32 Herbal tea Medicine 2.7 17.8 20 74 32 57 51 0.53 12.1
33 Herbal tea Medicine 5.3 16.5 69 114 118 146 28 0.54 11.8
34 Tea bag Medicine 7.1 14.3 97 137 105 137 34 0.36 11.7
35 Herbal tea Medicine 24.7 19.2 57 79 21 48 53 0.41 10.3
36 Herbal tea Medicine 6.5 13.9 113 156 92 114 37 0.36 11.0
37 Tea bag Medicine 9.9 14.3 95 85 95 120 34 0.37 10.5
38 Herbal tea Medicine 7.6 13.0 90 127 85 112 54 0.37 12.8
39 Herbal tea Medicine 37.5 10.9 178 261 75 124 84 0.46 8.5
40 Herbal tea Medicine 27.8 9.6 165 241 92 106 47 0.32 12.0
41 Tea bag Medicine 5.9 9.7 90 139 113 153 29 0.36 11.7
42 Tea bag Medicine 2.4 13.8 34 92 86 104 34 0.30 11.3
Average 11.1 16.3 95 126 79 98 42 0.65 10.3

Note:

a

Pure sage tea if not otherwise indicated.