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. 2016 Nov 10;17(11):1875. doi: 10.3390/ijms17111875

Table 1.

A summary of most common phenolic compounds in different parts of carob fruit.

Polyphenol Carob Part/Fraction Reference
Phenolic acids
4-hydroxybenzoic acid Pulp [57]
Caffeic acid Pulp [57]
Chlorogenic acid Seed [60]
Cinnamic acid Fiber, pulp [57,61]
Coumaric acid Fiber, pulp [57,61]
Ferulic acid Fiber, pulp, seed [57,60,61]
Gallic acid Pulp, fiber, seed [53,60,62]
Gentisic acid Seed [60]
Syringic acid Pulp, seed [57,60]
Flavonoids
(epi)gallocatechin Fiber [53]
(epi)gallocatechingallate Fiber [53]
Apigenin Fiber, pulp [57,61]
Catechin Pulp, seed [53,60,62]
Chrysoeriol Fiber, pulp [57,61]
Eridictyol Pulp [57]
Genistein Pulp [57]
Isorhamnetin Fiber, pulp [57,61]
Kaempferol Fiber, pulp [53,57,61]
Kaempferol rhamnoside Fiber [61]
Kaempferol-desoxyhexoside and -dihexoside Pulp [53]
Luteolin Fiber, pulp [57,61]
Myricetin Seed [60]
Myricetin rhamnoside and -desoxyhexoside Fiber [61]
Myricetin-hexoside Fiber, pulp [53,57,61]
Naringenin Fiber, pulp [57,61]
Quercetin Fiber, seed [60,61]
Quercetin-arabinoside Fiber [61]
Quercetin-desoxyhexoside and -hexoside Fiber, pulp [53]
Quercetin rhamnoside Pulp [57]
Tricetin 3′, 5′ dimethyl ether Fiber, pulp [57,61]
Tannins
(epi)gallocatechin + 4 gallic acid units Fiber [53]
Hexose + 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 Gallic acid Units Fiber [53,61]
Pentoses + 2 gallic acid units Fiber [53]
prodelphinidin dimer and trimer Fiber [53]