Table 1.
Ranking of anti-oxidant activity of 21 GTEs, consisting of 7 distinct cultivars harvested at 3 different picking seasons.
| Name | Cultivar | Picking season | ORAC Rank | ORAC (μM TE/L) | Polyphenol (mg GAE/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT1 | Asatsuyu | 1st | 19 | 35,647 | 1.93 |
| AT2 | Asatsuyu | 2nd | 15 | 38,661 | 2.11 |
| AT3 | Asatsuyu | 3rd | 3 | 51,482 | 2.54 |
| BF1 | Benifuki | 1st | 10 | 42,552 | 2.04 |
| BF2 | Benifuki | 2nd | 1 | 65,085 | 2.56 |
| BF3 | Benifuki | 3rd | 2 | 55,612 | 2.54 |
| KM1 | Kanayamidori | 1st | 7 | 44,400 | 2.00 |
| KM2 | Kanayamidori | 2nd | 9 | 43,107 | 2.11 |
| KM3 | Kanayamidori | 3rd | 4 | 48,544 | 2.41 |
| SM1 | Saemidori | 1st | 21 | 25,445 | 1.96 |
| SM2 | Saemidori | 2nd | 13 | 40,191 | 2.13 |
| SM3 | Saemidori | 3rd | 6 | 46,160 | 2.33 |
| SR1 | Sunrouge | 1st | 16 | 37,930 | 2.44 |
| SR2 | Sunrouge | 2nd | 11 | 42,436 | 2.33 |
| SR3 | Sunrouge | 3rd | 14 | 38,953 | 2.17 |
| YB1 | Yabukita | 1st | 20 | 34,246 | 2.12 |
| YB2 | Yabukita | 2nd | 18 | 36,545 | 2.13 |
| YB3 | Yabukita | 3rd | 12 | 41,729 | 2.34 |
| YM1 | Yutakamidori | 1st | 17 | 37,746 | 2.21 |
| YM2 | Yutakamidori | 2nd | 8 | 43,496 | 2.28 |
| YM3 | Yutakamidori | 3rd | 5 | 47,566 | 2.65 |
Bold letters indicate three representative GTEs, corresponding to the highest, the middle or the lowest rank of ORAC values.