Table 2.
Sugars in banana cultivars quantified by HPLC
Food | Fructose mg/100 g | Glucose mg/100 g | Sucrose mg/100 g | Kestose mg/100 g | Nystose mg/100 g |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hill banana | 54.8 ± 0.9 | 68.2 ± 1.8 | 43.0 ± 0.8 | 17.1 ± 0.7 | ND |
Karpooravalli | 702.8 ± 2.3 | 5403.4 ± 0.7 | 856.9 ± 0.7 | ND | ND |
Nendran | 8467.5 ± 1.5 | 9786.2 ± 1.3 | 756.2 ± 0.5 | 61.2 ± 0.4 | ND |
Rasthali | 848.5 ± 1.6 | 1118.6 ± 1.4 | ND | ND | ND |
Sugars, Mean ± S.D (n = 3)
ND Not detected