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. 2020 Nov 11;9(11):1646. doi: 10.3390/foods9111646

Table 5.

Total phenolic content (mg/g) gallic acid equivalents (GAE), total proanthocyanidins (mg/100 g) and total flavonoids (mg/100 g) in almonds, almond oil and defatted almond cake.

Range of Means Origin Variability Sources References
Almonds Almond Skins Almond Oil Defatted Almond Cake Variety Environment Extraction Method
Total phenolic content (mg/g) gallic acid equivalents (GAE)
4.18 USA - - - [115]
1.27–2.41 0.099–0.268 California Yes - - [109]
1.30–4.56 Austria Yes - - [84]
0.45–0.49 a Austria Yes - - [84]
1.10–2.90 [97]
0.09–1.63 Portugal Yes Yes - [112]
27.1–59.1 Morocco Yes - - [113]
0.019–0.022 b Spain Yes [31]
0.0085–0.0324 Spain Yes Yes Yes [11]
0.019–0.026 Spain Yes Yes [12]
0.03–0.81 Portugal Yes - - [58]
0.71–1.26 0.003–0.006 0.82–2.06 Spain Yes - Yes [35]
0.20–1.39 Serbia Yes - - [116]
Total proanthocyanidins (mg/g)
0.15–48.80 Spain - - Yes [117]
5.81–28.80 Spain - - Yes [118]
0.70–2.90 c - - - - [62]
5.00–25.00 - - - Yes [119]
Total flavonoids (mg/g)
6.24–25.02 Portugal Yes - - [112]
84.68–237.20 d Portugal Yes - - [56]
14.1–25.7 Morocco Yes - - [113]
n.d.–5.45 [120]
12.88–19.49 Portugal Yes - - [58]

a: blanched kernels without skin; b: caffeic acid equivalents; c: total tannins; d: hull extract; n.d.: not detected.