Table 3.
Contents (mg/g d.w) of four polyphenols and total phenolic content (TPC) in different fruit parts of pomegranates derived from five Chinese cultivars (n = 3)
| Medicinal parts | Chinese cultivars | Cultivation regions | Gallic acid | Ellagic acid | Punicalagin A&B | Punicalin A&B | TPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peel | Sweet-GP | Huili, Sichuan | 0.27 ± 0.03 | 4.08 ± 0.42 | 103.61 ± 7.36 | 1.89 ± 0.04 | 264.58 ± 8.74 |
| Flesh | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 1.85 ± 0.16 | 44.77 ± 2.37 | 0.71 ± 0.01 | 217.14 ± 16.80 | ||
| Seeds | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | nd | nd | 9.04 ± 1.23 | ||
| Juices | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.02 ± 0.004 | 0.34 ± 0.02 | 0.01 ± 0.004 | 8.62 ± 1.05 | ||
| Leaves | 0.03 ± 0.002 | 7.02 ± 0.15 | 1.67 ± 0.11 | 0.15 ± 0.005 | 82.31 ± 2.26 | ||
| Peel | Sweet-RP | Huili, Sichuan | 0.41 ± 0.06 | 7.07 ± 0.46 | 61.75 ± 4.69 | 3.91 ± 0.45 | 231.36 ± 4.40 |
| Flesh | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 1.78 ± 0.26 | 42.38 ± 2.42 | 0.59 ± 0.08 | 203.20 ± 12.68 | ||
| Seeds | 0.02 ± 0.002 | 0.03 ± 0.003 | nd | nd | 6.17 ± 0.60 | ||
| Juices | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.02 ± 0.003 | 0.01 ± 0.04 | 0.01 ± 0.005 | 6.12 ± 0.91 | ||
| Leaves | 0.02 ± 0.002 | 3.61 ± 0.76 | 0.77 ± 0.06 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 75.56 ± 4.39 | ||
| Peel | Sour-RP | Huili, Sichuan | 0.26 ± 0.02 | 4.09 ± 0.43 | 94.11 ± 1.84 | 1.68 ± 0.22 | 255.31 ± 6.42 |
| Flesh | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 2.11 ± 0.11 | 50.6 ± 1.49 | 1.24 ± 0.12 | 208.39 ± 6.31 | ||
| Seeds | 0.02 ± 0.004 | 0.03 ± 0.003 | nd | nd | 8.31 ± 0.83 | ||
| Juices | 0.14 ± 0.03 | 0.02 ± 0.003 | 0.61 ± 0.04 | 0.01 ± 0.002 | 10.36 ± 1.12 | ||
| Leaves | 0.02 ± 0.002 | 3.56 ± 0.52 | 0.79 ± 0.03 | 0.09 ± 0.012 | 75.61 ± 3.62 | ||
| Peel | Sour-YRP | Mengzi, Yunan | 0.18 ± 0.02 | 3.37 ± 0.39 | 125.23 ± 13.10 | 2.72 ± 0.23 | 302.43 ± 9.54 |
| Flesh | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.39 ± 0.05 | 62.68 ± 2.74 | 1.01 ± 0.09 | 272.10 ± 9.98 | ||
| Seeds | 0.02 ± 0.002 | 0.02 ± 0.006 | nd | nd | 12.44 ± 0.96 | ||
| Juices | 0.05 ± 0.007 | 0.02 ± 0.001 | 0.70 ± 0.02 | 0.01 ± 0.004 | 13.31 ± 0.87 | ||
| Leaves | 0.04 ± 0.002 | 4.96 ± 0.03 | 2.21 ± 0.23 | 0.15 ± 0.03 | 88.33 ± 1.92 | ||
| Peel | Sweet-TRP | Taian, Shandong | 0.19 ± 0.03 | 2.68 ± 0.12 | 71.10 ± 5.03 | 2.01 ± 0.05 | 279.76 ± 13.32 |
| Flesh | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.54 ± 0.08 | 47.63 ± 1.13 | 0.78 ± 0.14 | 222.62 ± 7.72 | ||
| Seeds | 0.02 ± 0.003 | 0.03 ± 0.003 | nd | nd | 8.59 ± 1.04 | ||
| Juices | 0.04 ± 0.006 | 0.02 ± 0.002 | 0.22 ± 0.03 | 0.01 ± 0.003 | 12.91 ± 0.87 | ||
| Leaves | 0.02 ± 0.006 | 4.02 ± 0.21 | 1.33 ± 0.079 | 0.12 ± 0.015 | 79.10 ± 2.74 |
nd not detected, d.w dry weight