Table 1.
Constituents | Average content (%mass) | Method |
---|---|---|
Procyanidolic oligomers : | 67–75 | GPC |
Dimers: | 15–20 | |
Trimers : | 15–20 | |
Tetramers and higher oligomers: | 30–40 | |
Total polyphenol | >96 | HPLC |
Catechin | 4-10 | |
Taxifoliol | 0.5-4 | |
Taxifoliol glucoside | 3-8 | |
Ferrulate glucoside | 4-10 | |
Gallic acid | 0.1-1 | |
Protocatechic acid | 0.5-3 | |
Caffeic acid | 0.5-3 | |
p-coumaric acid | 0.3-2 | |
Ferulic acid | 1-5 |