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. 2017 Jun 15;54(10):3050–3057. doi: 10.1007/s13197-017-2740-3

Table 1.

Physicochemical properties of acorn samples from different Quercus species

QF QS QP QC QB
MoistureB 39.67 ± 1.37 44.30 ± 4.02 40.96 ± 2.29 42.30 ± 0.79 38.38 ± 4.76
FatB 3.76 ± 0.30ab 2.06 ± 0.53c 2.47 ± 0.32bc 1.30 ± 0.18c 4.70 ± 1.30a
WeightC 4.30 ± 0.75b 7.69 ± 2.72ab 10.92 ± 1.32a 4.10 ± 0.74b 8.77 ± 2.82a
LengthD 3.06 ± 0.40b 3.65 ± 0.35ab 3.87 ± 0.47a 3.10 ± 0.13b 4.14 ± 0.17a
WidthD 1.40 ± 0.11c 1.77 ± 0.26abc 2.06 ± 0.12a 1.47 ± 0.15bc 1.87 ± 0.32ab

The mean ± standard deviation

BResults expressed as g/100 g fresh matter

CResults expressed as g

DResults expressed as cm

a–cDifferent superscripts in the same row indicate significant differences p < 0.05

QF, Portuguese oak (Q. faginea Lam.); QS, Cork oak (Q. suber L.); QP, Pyrenean oak (Q. pyrenaica Wild); QC, Kermes oak (Q. coccifera L.); QB, Holm oak (Quercus ilex L. subsp. ballota [Desf.])