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. 2020 Mar 30;2020:3836172. doi: 10.1155/2020/3836172

Table 1.

Functional and nutrient compositions of barley grains.

Composition Kernel position Mean ± SD Range References
β-glucan (%) Whole grains 4.61 ± 0.45 2.40~11.00 [21, 29, 39]

Resistant starch (%) Whole grains 3.63 ± 2.32 0.2~24.0 [7375]

Arabinoxylan (%) Endosperms 0.67 ± 0.06 0.53~0.90 [55]
Barley bran 4.66 ± 3.35 1.97~8.42 [29, 30]
Grains flour 1.31 ± 0.73 0.70~2.13 [29, 30]

Polyphenols (mg/100 g) Whole grains 231.61 ± 34.26 150.0~300.0 [37, 118]
Barley bran 421.84 ± 24.46 376.1~443.5 [30]
Grains flour 140.41 ± 10.21 129.9~160.7 [30]

Phenolic acids (mg/100 g) Whole grains 414.70 ± 32.86 336.29~453.94 [39]

Total flavones (mg/100 g) Whole grains 80.64 ± 17.15 37.93~236.91 [37, 39, 75]

Flavonoids (mg/100 g) Whole grains 12.51 ± 10.14 6.20~30.08 [18]

Catechin (mg/100 g) Whole grains 2.25 ± 0.94 0.90~4.27 [18, 227]

Quercetin (mg/100 g) Purple grains 3.51 ± 2.24 2.00~6.08 [18, 227]

Kaempferol (mg/100 g) Whole grains 3.66 ± 14.87 1.27~6.31 [18, 227]

Myricetin (mg/100 g) Whole grains 11.07 ± 22.25 0~73.30 [227]

Total alkaloid (mg/100 g) Whole grains 25.96 ± 1.41 6.36~44.63 [228]

Total anthocyanin (mg/100 g) Whole grains 35.50 ± 23.82 4.9~103.7 [229]
Barley bran 256.05 ± 137.67 158~353.4 [54]
Refined flours 39.15 ± 25.67 21.0~57.3 [54]

Proanthocyanidin (mg/100 g) Whole grains 6.97 ± 3.84 1.58~13.18 [18]

Total tocols (mg/100 g) Whole grains 5.85 ± 3.51 0.85~12.49 [21, 66, 70, 71]

Antioxidant activity (%) Whole grains 41.55 ± 7.82 24.10~82.00 [37]

GABA (mg/100 g) Whole grains 8.00 ± 3.92 0.10~30.67 [75]

Protein % Whole grains 14.92 ± 0.13 9.51~20.46 [135]

Folates (mg/100 g) Whole grains 71.24 ± 16.62 51.8~103.3 [18, 23]

Phytosterols (mg/100 g) Whole grains 91.13 ± 21.14 76.1~115.3 [18]

P (mg/kg) Whole grains 2,592.9 ± 1,045.5 936~6538 [24]

K (mg/kg) Whole grains 4,801.7 ± 1,839.2 207~9162 [24]

Ca (mg/kg) Whole grains 568.3 ± 235.1 68.4~1150.0 [24]

Mg (mg/kg) Whole grains 1,249.8 ± 392.7 308.4~2164.0 [24]

Fe (mg/kg) Whole grains 52.7 ± 31.3 8.8~156.1 [24]

Zn (mg/kg) Whole grains 39.5 ± 15.5 9.4~76.2 [24]

Cu (mg/kg) Whole grains 14.1 ± 10.3 0.6~68.0 [24]

Mn (mg/kg) Whole grains 29.3 ± 24.8 5.8~120.0 [24]

Na (mg/kg) Whole grains 190.5 ± 104.7 6.7~611.5 [24]

S (mg/kg) Whole grains 1,505.2 ± 262.8 686.0~2363.5 [24]

ABTS-IR50 (g/L) Grain alkaline extract polysaccharide 2.12 ± 0.35 1.74~2.84 [17]
ABTS-TEAC (mg/g) 8.94 ± 1.34 6.50~10.61 [17]
FRAP (μmol/g) 90.58 ± 21.61 51.1~131.1 [17]
ORAC (μmol/g) 380.28 ± 161.24 147.81~652.46 [17]

ABTS-IR50 (g/L) Grain water extract polysaccharide 10.59 ± 1.69 7.41~13.43 [17]
ABTS-TEAC (mg/g) 1.79 ± 0.31 1.37~2.49 [17]
FRAP (μmol/g) 32.14 ± 9.35 15.80~41.80 [17]
ORAC (μmol/g) 206.49 ± 106.83 71.49~396.57 [17]

ABTS = 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt; ORAC = oxygen radical absorbance capacity; TEAC = Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity; FRAP = Ferric reducing antioxidant power.