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. 2020 Jun 4;8(7):3777–3792. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.1667

TABLE 2.

The contents of amino acid, organic acid, and nucleotide acid in 29 elegant spices

Compounds Content (g/kg)
Curry Kaempferia Laurel Licorice Pomegrantate Sweet marjoram
Free amino acids
Asp 0.17 ± 0.01cd 0.39 ± 0.01f 0.01 ± 0.00a 0.56 ± 0.01g 0.75 ± 0.02i 0.28 ± 0.01ef
Glu 0.06 ± 0.00bc 0.16 ± 0.00d 0 0.37 ± 0.00f 0.06 ± 0.00bc 10.85 ± 0.30m
Total 0.23 ± 0.01cd 0.55 ± 0.01h 0.01 ± 0.00a 0.93 ± 0.01k 0.81 ± 0.02i 11.12 ± 0.31m
Ser 0.11 ± 0.01bc 0.04 ± 0.00a 0 4.86 ± 0.14k 0.03 ± 0.00a 1.12 ± 0.01i
Ala 0.15 ± 0.00ef 0.11 ± 0.00e 0.17 ± 0.01fg 0.32 ± 0.01i 0.07 ± 0.00d 0.25 ± 0.00h
Gly nd nd nd 0.14 ± 0.01f 0.03 ± 0.00c nd
Thr nd nd nd 1.42 ± 0.04f nd nd
Total 0.27 ± 0.01cde 0.15 ± 0.01bcd 0.17 ± 0.01bcd 6.74 ± 0.20p 0.12 ± 0.01bc 1.36 ± 0.02kl
Arg 0.23 ± 0.01e 0.41 ± 0.01g 0.38 ± 0.01g 10.49 ± 0.08m 0.17 ± 0.01cd 0.53 ± 0.01h
His nd nd nd 0.33 ± 7.41c nd nd
Tyr nd nd nd 0.31 ± 0.01k 0.03 ± 0.00a 0.52 ± 0.01l
Leu nd nd nd 0.03 ± 0.00c 0.01 ± 0.00a 0.04 ± 0.00d
Val 0.02 ± 0.00b 0.14 ± 0.01f nd 0.34 ± 0.02i nd 0.10 ± 0.00de
Met 0.02 ± 0.00a 0.12 ± 0.01gh 0.02 ± 0.00a 0.05 ± 0.00bc 0.02 ± 0.00a 0.06 ± 0.00c
Ile nd nd nd 0.03 ± 0.00b nd 0.03 ± 0.00b
Phe nd nd nd 0.04 ± 0.00b nd 0.03 ± 0.00a
Lys nd nd nd 0.01 ± 0.00a 0.22 ± 0.02g 0.02 ± 0.00b
Pro 3.09 ± 0.08m 0.04 ± 0.00a 0.77 ± 0.03h 6.38 ± 0.36n 0.22 ± 0.02cd 0.57 ± 0.02g
Total 3.36 ± 0.09n 0.71 ± 0.02de 1.17 ± 0.04ij 18.00 ± 0.48r 0.67 ± 0.04de 1.90 ± 0.06l
Cys‐Cys 0.08 ± 0.00f nd nd 0.04 ± 0.00d nd 0.01 ± 0.00a
Total free amino acids 3.93 ± 0.12j 1.41 ± 0.04de 1.36 ± 0.05cd 25.72 ± 0.68s 1.57 ± 0.08ef 14.4 ± 0.38r
Nucleotides
5'‐CMP 0.02 ± 0.00a 0.10 ± 0.00c 0.24 ± 0.03ef 0.01 ± 0.00a 0.01 ± 0.00a 0.10 ± 0.02c
5'‐GMP 0.24 ± 0.01g 0.07 ± 0.00d 0.23 ± 0.03g 0.4 ± 0.01i 0.04 ± 0.00b 0.17 ± 0.02f
5'‐IMP 0.02 ± 0.00a 0.10 ± 0e 0.10 ± 0.01e 0.11 ± 0.00f 0.05 ± 0.00c 0.19 ± 0.00hi
5'‐AMP 0.41 ± 0.03g 0.09 ± 0.00b nd 0.46 ± 0.01h 0.02 ± 0.00a 0.23 ± 0.03ef
Total nucleotides 0.70 ± 0.04c 0.37 ± 0.01b 0.57 ± 0.07c 0.98 ± 0.02de 0.13 ± 0.01a 0.68 ± 0.07c
Organic acids
Malic acid 10.67 ± 0.34i nd 2.46 ± 0.11b 7.95 ± 0.40j nd nd
Citric acid nd nd nd nd nd nd
Lactic acid 12.37 ± 1.52e nd 7.54 ± 0.90c 7.39 ± 0.96c 5.64 ± 0.37b 7.81 ± 0.65c
Succinic acid 10.44 ± 1.52c nd nd nd nd nd
Oxalic acid nd 11.35 ± 0.20j nd 6.81 ± 0.37h 3.15 ± 0.32d 7.83 ± 0.31i
Tartaric acid 14.61 ± 0.13f nd nd 14.51 ± 0.12f 0.90 ± 0.04a nd
Formic acid 4.02 ± 0.25a nd nd nd nd nd
Acetic acid nd nd nd 6.76 ± 0.28f nd nd
Propionic acid 12.84 ± 4.62b nd nd nd nd nd
Pyruvic acid nd 4.79 ± 0.25a nd nd nd nd
Ascorbic acid 6.94 ± 0.06c 6.91 ± 0.63c 0.36 ± 0.03a nd nd nd
Pyroglutamic acid nd nd nd 0.33 ± 0.02b nd nd
Total organic acids 71.90 ± 8.45n 23.04 ± 1.08fg 10.36 ± 1.04c 43.76 ± 2.13l 9.68 ± 0.73bc 15.64 ± 0.95de
Compounds Chinese mahogany Sesame Mango Ajowan Carambola Cambodian cardamom
Free amino acids
Asp 0.37 ± 0.01f 0.35 ± 0.00ef 0.14 ± 0.00c 0.15 ± 0.00c 0.37 ± 0.02f 0.65 ± 0.01h
Glu 0.19 ± 0.01d 0.43 ± 0.00g nd nd 0.54 ± 0.01h 0.27 ± 0.00e
Total 0.56 ± 0.03h 0.78 ± 0.01i 0.14 ± 0.00bc 0.15 ± 0.00bc 0.91 ± 0.03jk 0.92 ± 0.01jk
Ser 0.23 ± 0.01cd 0.04 ± 0.00a nd 0.76 ± 0.02h 0.57 ± 0.01g 0.18 ± 0.01cd
Ala 0.14 ± 0.01ef 0.05 ± 0.00c 0.06 ± 0.00c 0.04 ± 0.00b 0.65 ± 0.01j 0.20 ± 0.01g
Gly 0.02 ± 0.00b nd nd nd nd nd
Thr 0.17 ± 0.01d nd nd 0.17 ± 0.00d 0.05 ± 0.00a 0.05 ± 0.00a
Total 0.56 ± 0.03h 0.09 ± 0.00bc 0.06 ± 0.00b 0.96 ± 0.03j 1.28 ± 0.02k 0.43 ± 0.03fg
Arg 0.29 ± 0.01f 0.11 ± 0.00b 0.05 ± 0.00a 0.11 ± 0.00b nd 0.15 ± 0.01bc
His nd nd nd nd nd nd
Tyr 0.04 ± 0.00b nd nd 0.07 ± 0.00d nd 0.06 ± 0.00c
Leu 0.03 ± 0.00c nd nd 0.04 ± 0.00d nd 0.07 ± 0.00f
Val 0.09 ± 0.00d 0.02 ± 0.00b nd 0.12 ± 0.01ef nd 0.27 ± 0.01h
Met 0.04 ± 0.00b 0.10 ± 0.00ef 0.06 ± 0.00c nd nd 0.12 ± 0.00gh
Ile nd 0.09 ± 0.00e nd 0.06 ± 0.00d nd 0.04 ± 0.00bc
Phe nd 0.05 ± 0.00b nd 0.24 ± 0.00e nd 0.03 ± 0.00a
Lys 0.05 ± 0.00d nd nd 0.10 ± 0.00e nd 0.02 ± 0.00b
Pro 0.74 ± 0.02h 0.54 ± 0.01g 0.13 ± 0.00bc 6.38 ± 0.36n 0.15 ± 0.01bc 0.08 ± 0.00b
Total 1.29 ± 0.05j 0.91 ± 0.02fg 0.24 ± 0.01b 7.12 ± 0.38q 0.15 ± 0.01a 0.85 ± 0.03ef
Cys‐Cys 0.04 ± 0.00d nd nd 0.37 ± 0.01j nd 0.12 ± 0.02g
Total free amino acids 2.45 ± 0.10i 1.78 ± 0.03fg 13.00 ± 0.13q 8.60 ± 0.42m 2.33 ± 0.07hi 2.31 ± 0.08hi
Nucleotides
5'‐CMP 0.11 ± 0.00c nd nd 0.18 ± 0.01d nd 0.34 ± 0.03g
5'‐GMP 0.08 ± 0.01d 0.03 ± 0a nd 0.06 ± 0.01c 0.03 ± 0.00a 0.06 ± 0.01c
5'‐IMP nd 0.16 ± 0.02h 0.03 ± 0.00b 0.09 ± 0.00d 0.08 ± 0.00d 0.10 ± 0.01e
5'‐AMP 0.92 ± 0.07i 0.47 ± 0.05h nd nd nd 0.14 ± 0c
Total nucleotides 1.12 ± 0.09ef 0.66 ± 0.07c 0.03 ± 0.00a 0.33 ± 0.02b 0.11 ± 0.00a 0.64 ± 0.05c
Organic acids
Malic acid 10.75 ± 0.99i 1.61 ± 0.15a nd 6.19 ± 0.44e 2.65 ± 0.10b 3.49 ± 0.02c
Citric acid nd nd 3.59 ± 0.08a nd nd nd
Lactic acid nd nd nd nd nd nd
Succinic acid nd 3.53 ± 1.00b nd nd nd 1.82 ± 0.26a
Oxalic acid 0.92 ± 0.12b nd nd 3.01 ± 0.22d 1.81 ± 0.06c 2.77 ± 0.22d
Tartaric acid 28.98 ± 2.11h nd nd nd nd 0.28 ± 0.05a
Formic acid 10.36 ± 2.07d nd nd nd nd nd
Acetic acid 2.59 ± 0.39a 4.50 ± 0.78cd 2.70 ± 0.12a 4.30 ± 0.56cd 3.35 ± 0.32b 4.03 ± 0.38c
Propionic acid nd nd nd nd nd nd
Pyruvic acid nd nd nd nd nd nd
Ascorbic acid 3.17 ± 0.39d nd 29.75 ± 0.77f nd nd nd
Pyroglutamic acid nd nd nd nd nd nd
Total organic acids 56.78 ± 6.09m 9.63 ± 1.92bc 36.04 ± 0.98jk 13.50 ± 1.22cd 7.81 ± 0.49b 12.39 ± 0.92cd
Compounds Sweet flag Juniper Caper Charvil Parsley Tamarind
Free amino acids
Asp 0.03 ± 0.00ab 0.23 ± 0.09de 1.24 ± 0.02j 0.03 ± 0.00ab 0.33 ± 0.00ef 0.06 ± 0.00ab
Glu nd nd 0.91 ± 0.00i nd nd nd
Total 0.03 ± 0.00a 0.23 ± 0.09cd 2.15 ± 0.02h 0.03 ± 0.00a 0.33 ± 0.00de 0.06 ± 0.00a
Ser 0.10 ± 0.01bc nd 0.30 ± 0.03de 0.31 ± 0.01de 1.72 ± 0.09j 0.32 ± 0.00de
Ala 0.04 ± 0.00b 0.01 ± 0.00a 1.70 ± 0.01k 0.02 ± 0.00a 2.79 ± 0.07m 0.02 ± 0.00a
Gly nd nd nd nd nd nd
Thr nd nd 0.07 ± 0.00b nd 0.79 ± 0.01e 0.11 ± 0.00c
Total 0.14 ± 0.01bc 0.01 ± 0a 2.07 ± 0.04m 0.33 ± 0.01ef 5.30 ± 0.17o 0.45 ± 0.01fg
Arg 0.13 ± 0.00b nd 0.93 ± 0.00k nd 0.20 ± 0.01de 1.06 ± 0.02l
His nd nd nd nd 0.09 ± 0.00b nd
Tyr nd nd 0.10 ± 0.00g nd 0.24 ± 0.01j nd
Leu nd nd 0.08 ± 0.00g nd 0.35 ± 0.02k 0.07 ± 0.00f
Val nd nd 0.22 ± 0.00g 0.02 ± 0b 0.79 ± 0.01l nd
Met 0.22 ± 0.01i nd 0.04 ± 0.01b nd nd 0.13 ± 0.00h
Ile nd nd 0.08 ± 0.00e nd 0.22 ± 0.01g 0.05 ± 0.00cd
Phe nd nd 0.09 ± 0.00c nd 0.56 ± 0.08h nd
Lys 0.06 ± 0.00d nd 0.09 ± 0.00e nd 0.55 ± 0.04i 0.02 ± 0.00b
Pro 1.36 ± 0.07k 0.07 ± 0.00b 0.34 ± 0.01ef 1.31 ± 0.03k 0.80 ± 0.03hi 0.28 ± 0.01de
Total 1.78 ± 0.09kl 0.07 ± 0.00a 1.96 ± 0.03l 1.31 ± 0.03j 3.80 ± 0.21o 1.61 ± 0.03k
Cys‐Cys nd nd nd nd 0.21 ± 0.04i 0.03 ± 0.00c
Total free amino acids 1.94 ± 0.10gh 0.31 ± 0.09a 6.17 ± 0.10k 1.69 ± 0.04fg 9.64 ± 0.42n 2.15 ± 0.05hi
Nucleotides
5'‐CMP 0.01 ± 0.00a nd 1.01 ± 0.09i nd nd nd
5'‐GMP nd 0.07 ± 0.00d 0.39 ± 0.04i nd 0.61 ± 0.06k 0.13 ± 0.01e
5'‐IMP 0.09 ± 0.00d 0.08 ± 0.00d 1.16 ± 0.17l 0.06 ± 0.01c nd 0.03 ± 0.00b
5'‐AMP nd nd 0.16 ± 0.00cd nd 0.46 ± 0.07h nd
Total nucleotides 0.11 ± 0.01a 0.15 ± 0.01a 2.72 ± 0.29h 0.07 ± 0.01a 1.07 ± 0.13de 0.16 ± 0.01a
Organic acids
Malic acid nd nd nd nd nd nd
Citric acid nd nd nd nd nd nd
Lactic acid nd nd 5.47 ± 0.53b nd 9.67 ± 1.11d 4.45 ± 0.56a
Succinic acid nd nd nd nd nd nd
Oxalic acid 23.85 ± 1.13l 1.39 ± 0.11bc 5.15 ± 0.12f 7.97 ± 0.14i 2.76 ± 0.12d 1.81 ± 0.16c
Tartaric acid nd 0.64 ± 0.04a 8.50 ± 0.23d nd nd 4.36 ± 0.46c
Formic acid nd nd 7.33 ± 0.59c nd nd nd
Acetic acid 14.96 ± 0.83g 2.18 ± 0.17a nd nd nd nd
Propionic acid nd nd nd nd nd nd
Pyruvic acid nd nd nd nd nd nd
Ascorbic acid nd 2.22 ± 0.07c nd nd nd nd
Pyroglutamic acid nd nd 3.60 ± 0.10c nd nd nd
Total organic acids 38.80 ± 1.96k 6.42 ± 0.38a 30.05 ± 1.56hi 7.97 ± 0.14b 12.44 ± 1.23cd 10.62 ± 1.18c
Compounds Srilanka citronella Cumin Turmeric Fenugreek Tsao‐ko Vanilla
Free amino acids
Asp 0.52 ± 0.04g 0.32 ± 0.01ef 0.17 ± 0.01cd 0.34 ± 0.02ef 0.75 ± 0.01i 0.10 ± 0.00bc
Glu 0.02 ± 0.00a 0.12 ± 0.00c 0.04 ± 0.00b 0.13 ± 0.00c 0.11 ± 0.00c 0.16 ± 0.00d
Total 0.54 ± 0.04gh 0.44 ± 0.01ef 0.21 ± 0.01c 0.46 ± 0.03fg 0.86 ± 0.01ij 0.25 ± 0.00cd
Ser 0.09 ± 0.01bc 0.06 ± 0b 0.34 ± 0.01ef nd 0.03 ± 0.00a 9.01 ± 0.42l
Ala nd 0.27 ± 0.01h 0.16 ± 0.00fg 0.25 ± 0.01h 0.06 ± 0.00c 0.18 ± 0.02fg
Gly nd 0.21 ± 0.01g nd nd nd 0.01 ± 0.00a
Thr nd nd nd nd nd 0.04 ± 0.00a
Total 0.09 ± 0.01bc 0.53 ± 0.02h 0.51 ± 0.01gh 0.25 ± 0.01cde 0.09 ± 0.00bc 9.24 ± 0.45q
Arg 0.13 ± 0.01b 0.84 ± 0.03j nd nd nd nd
His nd 0.05 ± 0.00a nd nd nd nd
Tyr nd 0.57 ± 0.01m 0.09 ± 0.00f nd nd nd
Leu nd 0.02 ± 0.00b 0.11 ± 0.00h nd nd 0.06 ± 0.00e
Val nd 0.45 ± 0.01j 0.05 ± 0.00c 0.01 ± 0.00a 0.04 ± 0.00c nd
Met nd 0.66 ± 0.04l 0.11 ± 0.01fg nd 0.09 ± 0.00de 0.08 ± 0.00d
Ile nd 0.03 ± 0.00b 0.04 ± 0.00bc nd nd 0.02 ± 0.00a
Phe 0.03 ± 0.00a 0.04 ± 0.00b nd 0.03 ± 0.00a nd nd
Lys nd 0.02 ± 0.00b nd nd nd 0.03 ± 0.00c
Pro 0.40 ± 0.04fg 0.40 ± 0.02fg nd 0.96 ± 0.03ij 0.51 ± 0.01fg 0.05 ± 0.00a
Total 0.56 ± 0.05cd 3.08 ± 0.12m 0.40 ± 0.01c 1.00 ± 0.03gh 0.63 ± 0.01cd 0.24 ± 0.01b
Cys‐Cys 0.05 ± 0.00e 0.03 ± 0.00c nd 0.18 ± 0.01h nd nd
Total free amino acids 1.23 ± 0.09bc 8.12 ± 0.31l 1.12 ± 0.03b 1.89 ± 0.07gh 1.58 ± 0.02ef 9.74 ± 0.46no
Nucleotides
5'‐CMP 0.38 ± 0.06g 0.20 ± 0.01de 0.28 ± 0.00f nd 0.04 ± 0.01b 0.05 ± 0.00b
5'‐GMP nd 0.30 ± 0.05h 0.15 ± 0.01ef nd 0.04 ± 0.00b 0.84 ± 0.02l
5'‐IMP 0.03 ± 0.00b 0.24 ± 0.02i 0.39 ± 0.08j 0.08 ± 0.00d 0.06 ± 0.00c 0.04 ± 0.00c
5'‐AMP nd 0.50 ± 0.08h 0.20 ± 0.00de nd 0.04 ± 0.01a 0.03 ± 0.00a
Total nucleotides 0.42 ± 0.06bc 1.23 ± 0.17f 1.02 ± 0.10de 0.08 ± 0.00a 0.19 ± 0.03a 0.96 ± 0.03d
Organic acids
Malic acid nd 17.10 ± 0.88j nd nd 7.35 ± 0.46f nd
Citric acid nd nd nd nd nd nd
Lactic acid nd 10.22 ± 0.33d 7.31 ± 0.70c 9.35 ± 0.27d 15.42 ± 0.40f 8.04 ± 0.53c
Succinic acid 1.85 ± 0.36c nd nd nd nd nd
Oxalic acid 0.03 ± 0.00a 1.56 ± 0.07c 17.22 ± 0.28k nd 6.56 ± 0.27h 1.01 ± 0.08b
Tartaric acid nd nd 2.31 ± 0.13b 13.72 ± 1.05e nd nd
Formic acid nd nd nd nd nd nd
Acetic acid 5.49 ± 0.86e nd nd nd nd 2.62 ± 0.75a
Propionic acid nd nd nd nd nd nd
Pyruvic acid nd nd nd nd nd nd
Ascorbic acid nd 1.95 ± 0.13c nd nd 0.85 ± 0.09b nd
Pyroglutamic acid nd 0.03 ± 0.02a 0.03 ± 0.02a nd nd nd
Total organic acids 7.37 ± 1.23b 30.87 ± 1.43hi 26.87 ± 1.12gh 23.06 ± 1.33fg 30.19 ± 1.22hi 11.68 ± 1.36cd
Compounds Rosemary Garden mint Angelica Wild thyme Saffron
Free amino acids
Asp 0.36 ± 0.01f 1.95 ± 0.18l 1.52 ± 0.01k 0.77 ± 0.05i 0.28 ± 0.01ef
Glu 0.18 ± 0.00d 1.26 ± 0.03k 1.13 ± 0.01j 7.29 ± 0.28l 0.11 ± 0.01c
Total 0.54 ± 0.01gh 3.21 ± 0.21i 2.65 ± 0.01h 8.06 ± 0.33l 0.39 ± 0.01ef
Ser 0.05 ± 0.00b 0.76 ± 0.02h 0.42 ± 0.00f 0.36 ± 0.01ef 1.19 ± 0.04i
Ala 0.05 ± 0.01c 0.65 ± 0.01j 0.68 ± 0.00j 0.32 ± 0.00i 2.62 ± 0.10l
Gly nd 0.11 ± 0.01e 0.12 ± 0.00e 0.08 ± 0.00d nd
Thr nd nd 0.16 ± 0.00d nd nd
Total 0.11 ± 0.01bc 1.52 ± 0.04l 1.39 ± 0.01kl 0.76 ± 0.04i 3.82 ± 0.14n
Arg 0.80 ± 0.01i 0.41 ± 0.02g 24.91 ± 0.04n 0.18 ± 0.06cd 0.12 ± 0.01b
His nd nd 0.53 ± 0.00d nd 1.93 ± 0.09e
Tyr nd 0.18 ± 0.00i 0.10 ± 0.00g 0.08 ± 0.00e 0.13 ± 0.01h
Leu nd 0.38 ± 0.01l 0.14 ± 0.00i 0.07 ± 0.00f 0.15 ± 0.00i
Val 0.02 ± 0.00b 0.58 ± 0.06k 0.20 ± 0.00g nd 0.34 ± 0.01i
Met 0.09 ± 0.00de 0.05 ± 0.01bc 0.38 ± 0.01k nd 0.32 ± 0.02j
Ile nd 0.41 ± 0.04h 0.21 ± 0.00g 0.08 ± 0.00e 0.12 ± 0.00f
Phe nd 0.42 ± 0.01j 0.13 ± 0.00d nd 0.29 ± 0.01f
Lys nd 0.10 ± 0.00e 0.26 ± 0.00h 0.02 ± 0.00b 0.18 ± 0.01f
Pro 0.21 ± 0.01cd 1.03 ± 0.07j 0.50 ± 0.00fg 0.82 ± 0.03hi 2.91 ± 0.05l
Total 1.12 ± 0.02hi 3.55 ± 0.23n 27.39 ± 0.07s 1.25 ± 0.10j 6.48 ± 0.19p
Cys‐Cys 0.07 ± 0.00f 0.02 ± 0.00b 0.17 ± 0.00h 0.02 ± 0.00b 0.08 ± 0.00f
Total free amino acids 1.84 ± 0.04fg 8.31 ± 0.48lm 31.59 ± 0.09t 10.10 ± 0.46o 10.77 ± 0.35p
Nucleotides
5'‐CMP 0.16 ± 0.03d nd 0.49 ± 0.07b 0.07 ± 0.01bc 0.36 ± 0.04g
5'‐GMP 0.50 ± 0.01j nd 0.21 ± 0.04g 0.04 ± 0.00b 0.48 ± 0.02j
5'‐IMP 0.13 ± 0.01fg 0.41 ± 0.03j 0.15 ± 0.00gh 0.02 ± 0.00a 0.58 ± 0.02k
5'‐AMP 0.24 ± 0.02ef 0.15 ± 0.01c 0.14 ± 0.00c nd 0.26 ± 0.03f
Total nucleotides 1.04 ± 0.08de 0.55 ± 0.04cd 0.99 ± 0.12de 0.13 ± 0.01a 1.67 ± 0.11g
Organic acids
Malic acid 9.87 ± 0.98h nd 4.48 ± 0.29d 4.45 ± 0.11d nd
Citric acid 3.92 ± 0.35b nd nd nd nd
Lactic acid 4.90 ± 0.18ab 4.79 ± 0.42ab 7.24 ± 0.91c nd nd
Succinic acid nd nd nd nd nd
Oxalic acid 0.27 ± 0.01a 5.82 ± 0.18g 11.31 ± 0.82j nd 3.85 ± 0.05e
Tartaric acid nd nd 4.28 ± 0.10c nd 17.26 ± 0.90g
Formic acid nd nd 5.77 ± 0.77b nd nd
Acetic acid nd nd nd 4.83 ± 0.29d 4.84 ± 0.27d
Propionic acid nd nd nd 6.50 ± 0.32a nd
Pyruvic acid nd nd nd nd nd
Ascorbic acid 3.01 ± 0.37d nd nd 2.10 ± 0.17c nd
Pyroglutamic acid nd nd nd nd nd
Total organic acids 21.98 ± 1.89f 10.61 ± 0.59c 33.09 ± 2.89ij 17.89 ± 0.89e 25.95 ± 1.23fg

nd means not detected. Superscript letters between columns represent significant differences between cultivars (p<.05).