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. 2018 Mar;19(3):199–210. doi: 10.1631/jzus.B1700162

Table 2.

Main chemical compositions of ZEF, ZEB, and ZWF

Sample Catechin monomer (mg/g)
GA GC EGC Caffeine C EC
ZEF 1.3±0.0 14.2±0.5 136.3±1.7 30.7±0.3 4.6±0.1 55.8±0.9
ZBF 3.9±0.4 18.0±0.3 188.0±1.0 63.6±0.6 0.2±0.0 13.1±0.1
ZWF 2.4±0.6 6.1±0.2 5.1±0.1 0.2±0.0 0.3±0.0 2.4±0.5


Sample Catechin monomer (mg/g)

EGCG GCG ECG CG TF1

ZEF 495.7±1.7 9.5±0.8 124.0±1.0 1.4±0.1 1.3±0.0
ZBF 57.4±0.5 1.2±0.0 5.5±0.1 0.4±0.0 0.3±0.0
ZWF 0.1±0.0 0.5±0.0 ND ND ND

ZEF, ZBF, and ZWF are extracts from Zhangping Narcissus tea cake by ethyl acetate, n-butanol, and water, respectively. The catechin monomer content is calculated based on the weight of extracts. ND means not detected. Data are expressed as mean±SD (n=3)