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. 2012 Mar 2;17(3):2518–2528. doi: 10.3390/molecules17032518

Table 2.

5-CQA content of mate (Ilex paraguariensis) leaves extracts.

Ethanol concentration(%, v/v) 5-CQA (g/100 g d.m.)
Extraction with ethanol Liquid CO2 with ethanol extraction
50 bar 100 bar
40 0.25 ± 0.01 a 0.36 ± 0.05 c 1.66 ± 0.01 e
50 0.22 ± 0.03 a 0.31 ± 0.03 b 1.61 ± 0.03 e
60 0.21 ± 0.04 a 0.26 ± 0.01 b 1.52 ± 0.02 d

Data are expressed as means ± standard deviations of triplicate measurements and expressed on a dry matter basis. Statistically significant differences are noted by different superscript letters (p < 0.05).