Table 2.
5-CQA content of mate (Ilex paraguariensis) leaves extracts.
Ethanol concentration(%, v/v) | 5-CQA (g/100 g d.m.) | ||
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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).