Table 3.
Quantity of the detected sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinol in rapeseed samples a (µg/kg).
Rapeseed Tissue (N = 50) |
Sulforaphane | Indole-3-Carbinol | ||||
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Max | Min | Mean | Max | Min | Mean | |
Stems | 415.3 ± 4.7 | ND b | 68.5 ± 15.9 | 131.3 ± 11.8 | ND | 41.9 ± 12.4 |
Leaves | 1621.8 ± 28.1 | 14.6 ± 6.7 | 287.3 ± 24.8 * | 879.5 ± 27.9 | 36.4 ± 5.9 | 285.4 ± 18.7 * |
a Values represent the mean of the triplicate analyses ± the standard deviation. b ND, below the limit of detection. “*” with brackets represent significant differences of SFN and I3C between the stems and leaves, p < 0.05.