| Variable proposed | Type of step | BICclust | Model | G | BICdiff | Decision |
| Extract Yield | Remove | -788.3021 | VEI | 3 | -10.930431 | Accepted |
| Neochlorogenic Acid | Remove | -852.5413 | VEI | 3 | -9.982637 | Accepted |
| Chlorogenic Acid | Remove | -805.6227 | VEI | 3 | -11.065351 | Accepted |
| Extract Yield | Add | -999.1101 | VEI | 3 | -9.315106 | Rejected |
| Isochlorogenic Acid | Remove | -816.8139 | VEV | 8 | -13.958685 | Accepted |
| Extract Yield | Add | -936.2985 | VEV | 6 | 66.325955 | Accepted |
| Extract Yield | Remove | -816.8139 | VEV | 8 | 66.325955 | Rejected |
| Isochlorogenic Acid | Add | -999.1101 | VEI | 3 | -90.028182 | Rejected |