Table 1.
Plant Species | Total Chromanol Content [μg/g FW] |
Major Homologue (% of Total Chromanols) |
---|---|---|
Leaves | ||
Arabidopsis thaliana | 10–20 | 90% α-Toc |
Parsley | 48.1 | 98% α-Toc |
Spinach | 30 | 63% α-Toc |
Tobacco | 182.2 | 99% α-Toc |
Ficus elastica | 304.4 | 99% α-Toc |
Viscum album | 57.7 | 97% α-Toc |
Betula verrucosa | 307 | 95% α-Toc |
Populus tremula | 656 | 97% α-Toc |
Pinus sylvestris | 119 | 99% α-Toc |
Seeds | ||
Arabidopsis thaliana | 200–300 | 95% γ-Toc |
Almond | 263 | 97% α-Toc |
Corn | 60 | 75% γ-Toc |
Flax | 236 | 84% γ-Toc |
Rice | 17 | 30% α-T3 |
Wheat | 50 | 56% β-T3 |
Fruits | ||
Apple | 1–4 | 90% α-Toc |
Avocado | 15–31 | 84% α-Toc |
Banana | 1.5 | 87% α-Toc |
Tomatoes | 6.8 | 78% α-Toc |
Cucumber | 1.6 | 50% α-T3 |
Kiwi | 14.5 | 90% α-Toc |
Raspberries | 37 | 40% γ-Toc |
Strawberries | 4.1 | 68% α-Toc |
Other | ||
Carrot roots | 8.7 | 99% α-Toc |
Potato tubers | 0.7 | 90% α-Toc |
Sweet potato tubers | 3.6 | 70% α-Toc |