Table 1.
Flavonoid content (mg/Kg) in Neapolitan limmo and lemoncetta Locrese estimated by HPLC. (n.d. ≤ 0.5 mg/Kg).
| Peak | Compounds | Neapolitan Limmo | Lemoncetta Locrese | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± sd | Min–Max | Mean ± sd | Min–Max | |||
| 1 | Eriocitrin (ERC) | 166 ± 15 | 96–229 | 261 ± 64 | 176–327 | 0.003 |
| 2 | Neo-Eriocitrin (NER) | n.d. | n.d. | |||
| 3 | Rutin (RUT) | 4 ± 1 | 3–5 | 9 ± 4 | 5–12 | 0.05 |
| 4 | Narirutin (NRT) | 1 | trace-2 | 1 | trace-2 | |
| 5 | Naringin (NRG) | n.d. | n.d. | |||
| 6 | Hesperidin (HSP) | 130 ± 17 | 45–189 | 270 ± 80 | 178–322 | 0.001 |
| 7 | Neohesperidin (NHP) | n.d. | n.d. | |||
| 8 | Diosmin (DSM) | 12 ± 3 | 10–17 | 24 ± 11 | 15–30 | 0.04 |
| 9 | Poncirin (PON) | n.d. | n.d. | |||
| 10 | Didimin (DDM) | n.d. | n.d. | |||