Table 1.
% Recovery of EGCg and PGG in Model Digestive Systems
| % of Initial Polyphenola |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compound | Time Point | pH Changes | pH Changes with Cheerios | pH Changes with baby food | Digestive Components | Digestive Components with baby food | Digestive Components with Cheerios |
| EGCg | 0 h pH 1.8 | 100.1 (9.8) | 103.5 (3.7) | 110.6 (8.3) | 103.2 (3.4) | 98.4 (2.6) | 105.2 (1.4) |
| EGCg | 1 h pH 1.8 | 97.3 (6.4) | 102.7 (4.0) | 99.2 (9.3) | 104.7 (4.2) | 100.6 (1.4) | 103.1 (2.7) |
| EGCg | 2 h pH 7.0 | 11.8 (4.4) | 13.9 (3.1) | 20.7 (8.0) | 18.7 (4.1) | 8.4 (0.6) | 9.2 (1.5) |
| PGG | 0 h pH 1.8 | 107.9 (7.0) | 103.1 (0.7) | 92.8 (2.7) | 104.1 (6.1) | 106.4 (4.6) | 97.6 (5.6) |
| PGG | 1 h pH 1.8 | 99.1 (6.5) | 101.8 (1.3) | 96.7 (2.6) | 104.2 (7.6) | 106.7 (3.1) | 119.2 (9.9) |
| PGG | 2 h pH 7.0 | 17.7 (4.5) | 30.9 (1.9) | 49.5 (6.6)* | 62.8 (7.4)** | 51.6 (1.9)** | 73.2 (5.5)** |
a
Values are the mean for n=3 (SEM). Student's t-test was used to compare conditions at each time point.
*
P<0.05
**
P<0.01 compared to other values in the same row.