Table 2.
Total phenolic (μg/g FW) and total flavonoid (μg/g FW) contents of different fruit part of five lemon cultivars
| Cultivars | Peel | Pulp | Juice | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total phenolic | Total flavonoid | Total phenolic | Total flavonoid | Total phenolic | Total flavonoid | |
| FM | 3.99 ± 0.06 | 7.12 ± 0.29 | 2.70 ± 0.09 | 4.41 ± 0.12 | 0.52 ± 0.00 | 0.41 ± 0.00 |
| CN | 4.63 ± 0.11 | 7.58 ± 0.39 | 2.67 ± 0.07 | 4.24 ± 0.19 | 0.35 ± 0.01 | 0.26 ± 0.01 |
| LM | 3.73 ± 0.10 | 7.18 ± 0.26 | 2.43 ± 0.11 | 3.86 ± 0.03 | 0.29 ± 0.01 | 0.28 ± 0.01 |
| PD | 4.71 ± 0.06 | 8.30 ± 0.33 | 3.46 ± 0.07 | 5.38 ± 0.23 | 0.47 ± 0.01 | 0.44 ± 0.01 |
| BJ | 3.17 ± 0.06 | 5.12 ± 0.29 | 2.82 ± 0.10 | 4.16 ± 0.22 | 0.38 ± 0.01 | 0.33 ± 0.00 |
| Cultivars | Whole fruit | Seeds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total phenolic | Total flavonoid | Total phenolic | Total flavonoid | |
| FM | 1.88 ± 0.10 | 9.27 ± 0.19 | 3.36 ± 0.04 | 22.16 ± 0.12 |
| CN | 3.04 ± 0.08 | 4.67 ± 0.17 | 3.11 ± 0.12 | 24.97 ± 0.12 |
| LM | 1.63 ± 0.04 | 3.16 ± 0.14 | 2.56 ± 0.04 | 25.33 ± 0.12 |
| PD | 2.87 ± 0.04 | 5.96 ± 0.37 | 2.28 ± 0.05 | 18.61 ± 0.09 |
| BJ | 2.32 ± 0.03 | 4.58 ± 0.24 | 2.12 ± 0.03 | 22.63 ± 0.17 |
Data are expressed as mean ± standard error of triplicate samples
Total phenolic and total flavonoid were expressed as gallic acid equivalents (GAE) and rutin equivalents (RE), respectively