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. 2013 Jun 13;2013:345415. doi: 10.1155/2013/345415

Table 2.

Contents (mg/g) and percentages (%) of phenolic compounds of bitter orange peel and juiceA.

Phenolic compounds Peel Juice
% Mg/g % Mg/L
Phenolic acids 73.80 ± 3.33 a 1.03 ± 0.02 71.25   ± 0.25a 473.89 ± 0.30
Gallic acid 1.84 ± 0.25b 0.03 ± 0.01 13.05 ± 0.01a 84.53 ± 0.07
Hydroxybenzoic acid 1.13 ± 0.65b 0.02 ± 0.01 4.05 ± 0.11a 27.88 ± 0.05
Chlorogenic acid 8.63 ± 0.13a 0.12 ± 0.01
Syringic acid 1.69 ± 0.46b 0.02 ± 0.01 2.24 ± 0.00a 13.75 ± 0.1
Vanillic acid 1.75 ± 0.57b 0.02 ± 0.01 2.61 ± 0.04a 17.19 ± 0.01
Rosmarinic acid 5.58 ± 0.65a 0.08 ± 0.02 5.43 ± 0.10a 36.84 ± 0.02
Trans-2-hydroxycinnamic acid 3.15 ± 0.28a 0.04 ± 0.01 4.56 ± 0.05a 30.69 ± 0.20
Trans-cinnamic acid 1.56 ± 0.65b 0.02 ± 0.01 2.58 ± 0.01a 15.64 ± 0.09
p-Coumaric acid 24.68 ± 2.64 a 0.34 ± 0.01 18.02 ± 0.22b 116.13 ± 0.18
Ferulic acid 23.79 ± 3.27 a 0.33 ± 0.02 19.04 ± 0.22b 131.24 ± 0.21
Flavonoids 23.02 ± 3.83 a 0.33 ± 0.07 23.13  ± 1.11a 136.91 ± 0.17
Epicatechin 2.77 ± 0.83b 0.04 ± 0.02 5.36 ± 0.15a 36.47 ± 0.05
Catechin 3.17 ± 0.27a 0.04 ± 0.01 3.16 ± 0.08a 20.24 ± 0.09
Rutin 9.91 ± 1.18a 0.14 ± 0.03 5.98 ± 0.19b 37.21 ± 0.10
Naringin 5.23 ± 1.15a 0.07 ± 0.02 5.59 ± 0.04a 35.05 ± 0.12
Flavone 1.95 ± 1.98a 0.03 ± 0.03 1.19 ± 0.01a 7.96 ± 0.01
Phenolic monoterpenes 3.51 ± 0.17a 23.54 ± 0.03
Tyrosol 3.51 ± 0.17a 23.54 ± 0.03
Unknown 3.18 ± 0.50 0.04 ± 0.01 3.62 22.79 ± 0.08

Total 100 1.40 ± 0.09 100 657.13 ± 0.27

AValues are given as mean ± SD (n = 3). Values followed by the same letter did not share significant differences at P < 0.05 (Duncan's test). —: not detected.