. 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
	Extraction with ethanol	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).