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. 2018 Mar 31;23(1):35–45. doi: 10.3746/pnf.2018.23.1.35

Table 2.

The main phenolic compounds and their contents of selected berries (unit: μg/100 g dry weight)

Phenolics Free Esterified Insoluble-bound
Raspberry
 p-Hydroxybenzoic acid ND ND ND
 Gallic acid ND 10.64±0.58B 51.95±3.43A
 Chlorogenic acid ND 18.90±0.25B 701.07±37.55A
 Catechin 107.86±4.32C 657.72±4.68A 189.66±7.09B
 Caffeic acid 139.95±1.05C 766.47±10.05A 636.23±24.01B
 p-Coumaric acid 66.11±1.51C 5,518.41±168.49B 10,597.95±101.55A
 Epicatechin 168.97±2.63C 10,838.60±145.40A 9,561.10±123.49B
 Epigallocatechin gallate ND 250.09±3.64A 186.61±9.27B
 Ferulic acid 467.26±7.87A 5.18±0.43C 66.15±4.29B
 m-Coumaric acid 339.71±3.90C 6,281.16±31.04B 9,369.64±180.92A
 o-Coumaric acid ND ND 48.02±6.01
 Vanillic acid 18.66±0.83C 703.40±31.31A 376.55±26.26B
 Quercitrin 939.21±8.28A 30.93±0.22C 146.99±5.03B
 Myricetin 11.89±0.33B ND 39.15±1.32A
 Resveratrol 237.19±1.63A 53.89±0.06C 72.25±1.34B
 Morin 407.38±2.26B 1,006.23±3.74A 173.46±2.28C
 Quercetin 1.86±0.08C 7.79±0.26B 17.43±1.08A
 Naringenin 14.06±0.30B 9.34±0.28C 38.24±2.46A
 Apigenin 40.59±0.39B 12.65±0.17C 103.88±1.95A
 Kaempferol ND ND 3,121.59±31.77
 Total 2,960.71±21.97C 26,171.39±80.97B 35,497.91±227.42A
Blackcurrant
 p-Hydroxybenzoic acid 575.37±2.17A 495.47±6.69B ND
 Gallic acid 51.13±1.83B 27.74±4.36C 66.98±2.39A
 Chlorogenic acid 382.59±40.76A 37.13±4.04C 173.18±1.04B
 Catechin 626.05±15.14C 1,565.89±10.51A 1,216.04±4.90B
 Caffeic acid 167.01±14.08C 1,546.96±48.97A 774.27±12.39B
 p-Coumaric acid 474.76±21.44A 299.85±14.93B 168.97±15.28C
 Epicatechin 194.24±2.66B 152.97±2.43C 236.56±6.52A
 Epigallocatechin gallate 16.17±1.03C 2,216.32±43.98A 1,269.71±29.88B
 Ferulic acid ND 222.47±2.54B 283.20±13.66A
 m-Coumaric acid ND ND ND
 o-Coumaric acid 29.88±1.48 ND ND
 Vanillic acid 1,102.24±21.19A 14.95±1.50C 696.85±9.63B
 Quercitrin 155.97±2.00A 164.02±8.93A 91.07±7.34B
 Myricetin 20.44±0.95A 3.68±0.48B ND
 Resveratrol 55.59±2.15C 88.22±3.78B 151.87±6.04A
 Morin 11.50±0.95C 45.00±2.76A 24.74±1.47B
 Quercetin ND 2.28±0.21B 3.91±0.16A
 Naringenin 27.66±0.84A 9.31±0.36C 22.98±0.66B
 Apigenin 28.88±1.75B 18.59±1.04C 80.89±2.57A
 Kaempferol ND ND 11,466.97±149.81
 Total 3,919.47±38.51C 6,910.83±31.69B 16,728.16±140.56A
Blackberry
 p-Hydroxybenzoic acid 685.01±2.16 ND ND
 Gallic acid 163.39±3.27A 21.11±2.80B ND
 Chlorogenic acid ND ND 63.24±17.81
 Catechin 4,150.90±183.57A 2,364.52±28.53B 1,708.61±43.24C
 Caffeic acid 1,296.79±54.11C 2,526.80±10.2A 1,587.30±15.06B
 p-Coumaric acid 10,491.54±152.65A 1,560.84±101.78C 3,254.54±102.45B
 Epicatechin 176.51±6.80C 2,418.42±33.17B 5,023.41±55.78A
 Epigallocatechin gallate 226.39±13.44C 2,114.32±12.47A 1,155.83±18.02B
 Ferulic acid 179.18±5.16A 92.94±7.98C 127.75±4.09B
 m-Coumaric acid 363.10±32.54C 7,046.05±334.46A 5,686.20±213.23B
 o-Coumaric acid 191.08±2.22 ND ND
 Vanillic acid 432.90±19.20C 519.66±47.92B 693.35±21.43A
 Quercitrin 129.25±13.30C 868.90±15.50A 307.57±41.50B
 Myricetin 6.62±0.59B 4.33±0.44B 25.07±5.84A
 Resveratrol 228.89±8.16A 104.14±0.41C 181.59±2.68B
 Morin 98.40±0.33B 257.49±2.61A 86.27±7.29C
 Quercetin 8.12±0.94B 3.81±0.26C 24.42±0.50A
 Naringenin 20.63±0.68A 13.05±0.38B 13.59±0.60B
 Apigenin 88.09±1.54A 9.72±0.88C 49.94±5.21B
 Kaempferol ND ND 249.48±14.83
 Total 18,936.78±101.81C 19,926.11±273.06B 20,238.14±272.13A
Cranberry
 p-Hydroxybenzoic acid 435.41±0.06A 415.26±0.21B 413.64±5.47B
 Gallic acid ND 27.03±1.10 ND
 Chlorogenic acid ND 41.95±1.12B 1,134.36±25.22A
 Catechin 1,982.41±5.05A 294.40±14.87C 676.34±20.34B
 Caffeic acid 651.92±9.54B 37.71±20.65B 1,523.64±56.92A
 p-Coumaric acid 94.01±2.99C 228.38±6.42B 1,051.06±54.95A
 Epicatechin 1,343.81±9.28A 26.32±1.90C 1,140.79±9.24B
 Epigallocatechin gallate 373.38±11.62C 4,001.21±54.26B 4,870.57±82.50A
 Ferulic acid 129.23±5.43C 350.46±9.39B 444.71±30.91A
 m-Coumaric acid 110.14±8.30A 24.70±0.96B ND
 o-Coumaric acid 39.66±1.01C 57.96±1.04B 368.49±14.95A
 Vanillic acid 584.78±13.69B 119.20±1.93C 1,626.01±55.84A
 Quercitrin 97.87±0.91B 75.58±1.41C 366.36±11.65A
 Myricetin 113.93±5.39A 7.27±0.84B ND
 Resveratrol 233.78±1.58A 79.29±1.96C 87.10±3.22B
 Morin 1,047.81±15.70A 912.02±9.24B 434.03±10.79C
 Quercetin 5.06±0.17C 24.57±0.15A 22.88±0.50B
 Naringenin 17.25±0.28B 23.01±3.39A 10.11±0.38C
 Apigenin 29.60±0.38A 7.18±0.08C 19.73±1.22B
 Kaempferol ND ND 1,962.86±93.33
 Total 7,290.03±25.27B 7,353.50±112.99B 16,152.67±133.48A
Black chokeberry
 p-Hydroxybenzoic acid 424.40±7.33 ND ND
 Gallic acid 289.27±17.13A 211.19±16.94B ND
 Chlorogenic acid 1,707.39±21.75C 4,896.15±131.98B 13,253.03±579.46A
 Catechin 10,985.48±80.44A 5,288.70±497.19B 4,391.78±339.28C
 Caffeic acid 235.20±4.32C 2,603.96±401.22B 11,818.82±177.50A
 p-Coumaric acid 1,576.64±85.08B 1,718.38±19.09A 796.57±94.40C
 Epicatechin 30.28±6.07C 1,760.75±77.11A 518.93±10.51B
 Epigallocatechin gallate ND 2,348.95±23.43A 1,426.52±23.86B
 Ferulic acid ND 1,212.88±23.81A 539.83±12.67B
 m-Coumaric acid 73.17±4.83 ND ND
 o-Coumaric acid 12.99±0.72B 29.56±4.65A ND
 Vanillic acid 325.76±33.36B 1,152.81±91.05A 21.62±3.09C
 Quercitrin 603.76±15.18B 9,754.80±176.79A 215.68±12.90C
 Myricetin 38.79±0.15B 151.35±3.72A 28.36±1.33C
 Resveratrol 246.32±1.88A 92.23±1.22B 95.13±5.38B
 Morin 177.90±9.91C 1,386.48±5.57A 530.75±27.82B
 Quercetin 5.80±0.55B 1.77±0.10C 14.94±1.69A
 Naringenin 18.28±1.23A 18.82±0.88A 19.51±1.67A
 Apigenin 13.82±0.35B 15.30±0.59B 912.63±17.98A
 Kaempferol ND ND 501.35±29.62
 Total 16,765.25±197.45C 32,644.08±716.22B 34,952.25±477.52A
Blueberry
 p-Hydroxybenzoic acid 454.35±5.38A ND 421.76±0.79B
 Gallic acid ND ND ND
 Chlorogenic acid ND 29.56±1.97B 156.06±1.92A
 Catechin 12,072.87±189.74A 10,615.92±436.88B 6,970.62±109.02C
 Caffeic acid 286.52±19.74C 1,804.70±90.11B 6,680.09±115.81A
 p-Coumaric acid 2,170.81±320.36C 10,598.66±145.29A 3,311.30±78.62B
 Epicatechin 334.77±28.30B 71.19±5.62C 366.69±19.32A
 Epigallocatechin gallate ND 709.56±21.56B 759.16±22.42A
 Ferulic acid 4.42±0.52C 302.70±3.74A 248.16±11.52B
 m-Coumaric acid ND 102.42±12.89 ND
 o-Coumaric acid 458.18±18.26A 122.62±8.67B ND
 Vanillic acid 571.09±31.64C 3,261.67±9.81A 975.37±9.15B
 Quercitrin 344.30±11.18A 111.68±4.28B 112.45±2.28B
 Myricetin 69.87±2.43A 34.62±0.80A 54.48±52.93A
 Resveratrol 147.73±4.35A 98.74±2.99B 148.60±17.82A
 Morin 45.26±1.13C 403.05±40.44B 841.43±2.61A
 Quercetin 50.03±0.31A 28.29±1.95C 31.71±0.83B
 Naringenin 24.62±0.70A 17.02±1.52B 15.93±0.75B
 Apigenin 8.45±0.15C 10.02±0.25B 14.64±1.42A
 Kaempferol ND ND 2,995.57±263.63
 Total 17,043.27±565.13C 28,322.43±489.79A 24,104.01±372.49B

Data represent the mean value for each sample±standard deviation (n=5).

Different letters (A–C) within a row indicate significant differences at P<0.05 level.

ND, not detected.