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. 2020 Jun 10;9(6):510. doi: 10.3390/antiox9060510

Table 2.

Tocopherol content in the Lamiaceae seed oils (mg/100 g of oil).

Chia Summer Savory Winter Savory Basil Oregano Rosemary Spanish Sage Spike Lavender Lavender Spanish Oregano Winter Thyme Red Thyme Common Thyme
Quinone tocopherol n.d. n.d. 0.4 ± 0.02 b n.d. 1.1 ± 0.04 d n.d. 7.1 ± 0.04 f 2.3 ± 0.02 e 1.0 ± 0.02 c n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
δ tocopherol 2.0 ± 0.02 c 2.4 ± 0.02 f 1.3 ± 0.02 a 3.2 ± 0.03 g 2.3 ± 0.03 e 1.5 ± 0.02 b 3.4 ± 0.02 h 2.2 ± 0.02 c 1.5 ± 0.01 b 3.6 ± 0.04 i 2.4 ± 0.02 f 4.0 ± 0.02 j 3.2 ± 0.02 g
γ tocopherol 56.4 ± 0.88 f 67.9 ± 0.06 j 56.8 ± 0.06 f 110.3 ± 0.19 k 68.1 ± 0.20 i 38.5 ± 0.06 a 49.4 ± 0.02 c 81.5 ± 0.11 j 61.4 ± 0.14 g 64.7 ± 0.03 h 52.3 ± 0.03 d 54.0 ± 0.07 e 46.0 ± 0.16 b
α tocopherol n.d. n.d. 2.3 ± 0.04 c n.d. 4.6 ± 0.06 e 2.3 ± 0.03 c n.d. n.d. 1.9 ± 0.04 b n.d. n.d. n.d. 2.5 ± 0.05 d
δ tocotrienol n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d n.d. n.d. n.d. 0.1 ± 0.02 b n.d. n.d 0.4 ± 0.02 c n.d. n.d.
γ tocotrienol n.d. 03 ± 0.02 b n.d. n.d. 0.9 ± 0.09 d 0.5 ± 0.04 c 5.9 ± 0.04 f 0.7 ± 0.05 c 0.9 ± 0.05 d 1.7 ± 0.05 e 9.8 ± 0.08 g 11.3 ± 0.14 h 18.8 ± 0.10 i
α tocotrienol n.d. n.d. n.d. 0.3 ± 0.03 b n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 0.6 ± 0.07 c n.d. n.d.
Total tocopherols 58.4 ± 0.90 b 70.6 ± 0.05 g 60.8 ± 0.02 c 113.8 ± 0.023 j 77.0 ± 0.36 h 42.8 ± 0.04 a 65.8 ± 0.02 d 86.8 ± 0.09 i 66.7 ± 0.15 e 70.0 ± 0.09 g 65.5 ± 0.10 d 69.3 ± 0.11 f 70.5 ± 0.20 g

Results are expressed as means (n = 9). The different lower-case letters (a–h) in the same row indicate significantly-different values (p < 0.05). n.d. not detected.