Table 2.
Flavonoids, phytosterols and limonoid composition of small-size citrus.
| Compounds | Calamondin | Kumquat |
|---|---|---|
| flavonoids (μg/g dry base) | ||
| naringin | 1.66 ± 0.11 b | 0.52 ± 0.02 a |
| hesperidin | 0.42 ± 0.02 b | 0.05 ± 0.01 a |
| diosmin | 5.99 ± 0.36 b | 0.35 ± 0.03 a |
| quercetin | 0.53 ± 0.02 b | n.d. 1 |
| hesperitin | 3.31 ± 0.05 b | 0.08 ± 0.01 a |
| phytosterols (μg/g dry base) | ||
| campesterol | 4.43 ± 0.28 b | 1.02 ± 0.08 a |
| stigmasterol | 4.52 ± 0.32 b | 1.33 ± 0.11 a |
| sitosterol | 1.54 ± 0.75 a | 7.04 ± 0.52 b |
| amyrin | 2.07 ± 0.14 a | 10.45 ± 0.83 b |
| lupenone | n.d. | 8.43 ± 0.36 a |
| limonoid (μg/g dry base) | ||
| limonin | 1.85 ± 0.11 b | 1.44 ± 0.08 a |
| nomilin | 0.19 ± 0.04 a | 0.16 ± 0.03 a |
Data presented are in mean ± SD (n = 3) which with different letters are significantly different at p < 0.05.; 1 n.d.: not detected.