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. 2014 Jan 21;2(2):75–104. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.86

Table 4.

Contents of anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins in rice (mg/100 g DW).1

Color2 Rice endosperm Rice bran
Rice whole grain Rice husk
Soluble Soluble Insoluble Soluble Soluble
Peonidin-3-O-glucoside
 Nonpigmented 0.04–2.61 (n = 3)
 Nonpigmented NA 0.96 ± 1.43 NA NA NA
 Pigmented 11.4–534.1 (n = 14) 2.9–162.1 (n = 15)
 Pigmented NA 123.9 ± 102.6 NA 54.59 ± 54.75 NA
Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside
 Nonpigmented 7.36 (n = 1)
 Nonpigmented NA 7.36 ± 0.00 NA NA NA
 Pigmented 9.1–2640.4 (n = 13) 0.8–784.3 (n = 15)
 Pigmented NA 700.2 ± 632.7 NA 93.42 ± 71.32 NA
Cyanidin-3-O-galactoside
 Nonpigmented
 Nonpigmented NA NA NA NA NA
 Pigmented 2.93–50.00 (n = 4)
 Pigmented NA 28.29 ± 19.78 NA NA NA
Cyanidin-3-O-rutinoside
 Nonpigmented 6.19 (n = 1)
 Nonpigmented NA 6.19 ± 0.00 NA NA NA
 Pigmented 3.17–96.62 (n = 6) 13.78–19.90 (n = 2)
 Pigmented NA 55.51 ± 16.75 NA 16.84 ± 0.00 NA
Catechin
 Nonpigmented 0.55–2.35 (n = 4) 0.26–0.44 (n = 4) 1.23–1.90 (n = 3)
 Nonpigmented NA 1.38 ± 0.74 NA 0.34 ± 0.07 1.54 ± 0.34
 Pigmented 5.83–48.72 (n = 7) 0.40–3.98 (n = 8) 1.57–3.16 (n = 4)
 Pigmented NA 20.90 ± 6.85 NA 1.32 ± 1.03 2.02 ± 0.41
Epicatechin
 Nonpigmented 0.34 (n = 1) 3.12–7.49 (n = 3)
 Nonpigmented NA NA NA 0.34 ± 0.00 4.98 ± 2.26
 Pigmented 46.53 (n = 1) 0.42–1.41 (n = 2) 0.57–6.14 (n = 6)
 Pigmented NA 46.53 ± 0.00 NA 0.92 ± 0.00 2.74 ± 0.62
TAC3
 Nonpigmented 3.09 (n = 1) 0.41 (n = 1) 2.00–3.26 (n = 3)
 Nonpigmented NA 3.09 ± 0.00 0.41 ± 0.00 2.75 ± 0.67 NA
 Pigmented 17.51 (n = 1) 2.7–6353.8 (n = 22) 4.86–8.20 (n = 4) 4.1–256.5 (n = 16)
 Pigmented 17.51 ± 0.00 1589.2 ± 1438.8 6.12 ± 1.69 59.43 ± 7.79 NA
 Black 17.51 (n = 1) 113.5–5096.4 (n = 9) 4.86–8.20 (n = 3) 19.7–256.5 (n = 16)
 Black 17.51 ± 0.00 1884.1 ± 1794.0 6.66 ± 1.69 138.6 ± 18.9 NA
 Red 1.50 (n = 1) 2.78–26.45 (n = 8) 5.57 (n = 1) 0.26–11.13 (n = 10)
 Red 1.50 ± 0.00 8.78 ± 8.84 5.57 ± 0.00 4.07 ± 4.46 NA
 Purple 155.0–6353.4 (n = 5) 35.64 (n = 1)
 Purple NA 2874.2 ± 2511.5 NA 35.64 ± 0.00 NA
TPAC4
 Nonpigmented 2.24–6.44 (n = 2) 5.02 (n = 1)
 Nonpigmented NA 4.34 ± 2.97 NA 5.02 ± 0.00 NA
 Pigmented 8.8–2261.0 (n = 9) ND (n = 1) 5.1–202.1 (n = 7)
 Pigmented NA 440.0 ± 462.9 ND 54.85 ± 38.70 NA
 Black 8.8–218.9 (n = 7)
 Black NA 78.05 ± 79.39 NA NA NA
 Red 80.0–2261.0 (n = 9) ND (n = 1) 5.1–202.0 (n = 7)
 Red NA 716.6 ± 802.9 ND 87.31 ± 77.44 NA
 Purple 36.0–1260.4 (n = 5) 22.40 (n = 1)
 Purple NA 525.4 ± 506.4 NA 22.40 ± 0.00 NA

NA, not available; ND, not detected; TAC, total anthocyanin content; TPAC, total proanthocyanidin content.

1

For each parameter, the first row values describe the minimum and maximum values (A–B) and the total number of studies from which data were extracted (n), whereas the second row values show the mean and SD.

2

Pigmented rice refer to rice with black, purple, and red bran, whereas nonpigmented rice refer to rice with brown bran.

3

TAC in mg cyanidin-3-O-glucoside equivalent/100 g.

4

TPAC in mg catechin equivalent/100 g.