Table 3.
Nutrient content of different parts of Foeniculum vulgare.
| Composition | Contents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves | Inflorescences | Stems | Shoots | |
| Moisturea | 76.36 ± 0.33 | 71.31 ± 4.01 | 77.46 ± 1.03 | 73.88 ± 0.83 |
| Asha | 3.43 ± 0.04 | 3.23 ± 0.02 | 1.62 ± 0.12 | 2.39 ± 0.02 |
| Fata | 0.61 ± 0.16 | 1.28 ± 0.28 | 0.45 ± 0.07 | 0.49 ± 0.05 |
| Proteina | 1.16 ± 0.03 | 1.37 ± 0.05 | 1.08 ± 0.00 | 1.33 ± 0.04 |
| Carbohydratesa | 18.44 ± 0.06 | 22.82 ± 3.06 | 19.39 ± 0.65 | 21.91 ± 0.55 |
| Fructosea | 0.49 ± 0.05 | 1.10 ± 0.04 | 1.49 ± 0.04 | 1.51 ± 0.06 |
| Glucosea | 0.76 ± 0.12 | 2.94 ± 0.11 | 3.43 ± 0.20 | 4.71 ± 0.15 |
| Sucrosea | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 0.03 ± 0.00 | nd | 0.35 ± 0.06 |
| Reducing sugarsa | 0.72 ± 0.04 | 1.20 ± 0.19 | 1.49 ± 0.29 | 1.14 ± 0.10 |
| ω3 fatty acidb | 43.72 ± 0.36 | 17.69 ± 0.01 | 23.04 ± 1.30 | 36.96 ± 0.51 |
| ω6 fatty acidb | 23.25 ± 0.07 | 38.94 ± 0.23 | 38.22 ± 0.68 | 39.99 ± 0.68 |
| ω6/ω3 | 0.53 ± 0.00 | 2.20 ± 0.01 | 1.66 ± 1.12 | 1.08 ± 0.03 |
| C6:0b | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 0.41 ± 0.02 | 0.19 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.00 |
| C8:0b | 0.08 ± 0.00 | 0.37 ± 0.01 | 0.48 ± 0.03 | 0.33 ± 0.00 |
| C10:0b | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 0.09 ± 0.00 | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.00 |
| C11:0b | 0.25 ± 0.02 | 0.29 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 0.07 ± 0.00 |
| C12:0b | 0.31 ± 0.02 | 0.43 ± 0.06 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.02 |
| C14:0b | 1.43 ± 0.01 | 1.68 ± 0.10 | 0.49 ± 0.06 | 0.75 ± 0.03 |
| C14:1b | 0.61 ± 0.04 | 0.28 ± 0.02 | 0.37 ± 0.04 | 0.17 ± 0.03 |
| C15:0b | 0.17 ± 0.00 | 0.35 ± 0.03 | 0.41 ± 0.04 | 0.18 ± 0.00 |
| C16:0b | 20.15 ± 0.09 | 23.89 ± 0.07 | 25.43 ± 0.00 | 12.78 ± 0.09 |
| C17:0b | 0.74 ± 0.00 | 0.58 ± 0.02 | 0.61 ± 0.04 | 0.24 ± 0.02 |
| C18:0b | 1.61 ± 0.08 | 2.62 ± 0.04 | 1.99 ± 0.06 | 1.53 ± 0.08 |
| C18:1n9cb | 4.35 ± 0.37 | 5.05 ± 0.00 | 4.35 ± 0.52 | 2.55 ± 0.33 |
| C18:2n6cb | 23.25 ± 0.07 | 38.94 ± 0.23 | 38.22 ± 0.68 | 39.99 ± 0.68 |
| C18:3n3b | 43.55 ± 0.40 | 17.55 ± 0.0 | 22.86 ± 1.31 | 36.84 ± 0.52 |
| C20:0b | 0.56 ± 0.00 | 1.78 ± 0.06 | 0.84 ± 0.03 | 1.06 ± 0.09 |
| C20:1cb | nd | 0.26 ± 0.03 | 0.06 ± 0.00 | nd |
| C20:2cb | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.31 ± 0.01 | 0.14 ± 0.00 | 0.38 ± 0.07 |
| C20:3n3 + C21:0b | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.15 ± 0.01 | 0.19 ± 0.00 | 0.12 ± 0.01 |
| C22:0b | 0.77 ± 0.04 | 1.52 ± 0.04 | 1.20 ± 0.03 | 1.12 ± 0.02 |
| C23:0b | 0.82 ± 0.13 | 1.89 ± 0.11 | 0.68 ± 0.01 | 0.36 ± 0.15 |
| C24:0b | 1.03 ± 0.04 | 1.58 ± 0.02 | 1.21 ± 0.02 | 1.20 ± 0.08 |
| Total SFAb | 27.99 ± 0.02 | 37.47 ± 0.25 | 33.81 ± 0.06 | 19.95 ± 0.12 |
| Total MUFAb | 4.96 ± 0.40 | 5.59 ± 0.13 | 4.78 ± 0.57 | 2.72 ± 0.36 |
| Total PUFAb | 67.05 ± 0.42 | 56.94 ± 0.12 | 61.41 ± 0.62 | 77.33 ± 0.24 |
| Energyc | 83.90 ± 1.34 | 108.23 ± 10.37 | 85.91 ± 3.02 | 97.37 ± 2.44 |
aNutrients composition (g/100 g), b ω3 and ω6 and fatty acid content (percent), and cenergetic value (Kcal/100 g) of the different parts of fennel. nd: not detected. Values are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 3 experiments in each group [14].