. 2013 Jan 4;2(1):18–31. doi: 10.3390/foods2010018

Table 1.

Olive leaves characterization and total phenol content.

Parameter	Value ± SD
Leaves composition (% w/w)
Moisture	50.5 ± 1.9
Total solids	49.5 ± 0.8
Ash	3.7 ± 0.9
Fat	1.2 ± 0.2
Total phenols (% w/w) ¹
Methanol extract ²	2.06 ± 0.18 a
Ethanol extract ²	2.73 ± 0.31 b
Ethanol:water 1:1 extract ²	2.48 ± 0.28 ab
n-Propanol extract ²	1.37 ± 0.14 c
Isopropanol extract ²	1.35 ± 0.19 c
Ethyl acetate extract ²	1.35 ± 0.12 c
SFE/CO₂ extract	1.28 ± 0.22 c

¹ Total phenols dry weight, expressed as caffeic acid equivalents; ² Extraction time 3 h; Means in the same column and parameters with unlike letters differ significantly.