Table 2.
The content of individual glucosinolates in the aerial parts of cauliflower expressed as mean ± SD (n = 9) in mmol/g DM. The total content of glucosinolates is presented in bold.
| Glucosinolate | Florets | Leaves | Stems |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progoitrin | 6.8 ± 1.58 c | 9.69 ± 2.02 b | 14.83 ± 2.61 a |
| Sinigrin | 10.54 ± 2.75 b | 7.48 ± 3.22 b | 17.46 ± 6.71 a |
| Unidentified 1 | 8.75 ± 2.61 b | 7.35 ± 3.13 b | 14.06 ± 1.68 a |
| Unidentified 2 | 3.56 ± 1.26 a | 2.77 ± 1.03 a | 3.67 ± 0.45 a |
| 4-Hydroxyglucobrassicin | 13.78 ± 3.32 b | 23.48 ± 4.65 a | 16.84 ± 6.13 b |
| Glucobrassicin | 32.21 ± 3.49 b | 59.85 ± 11.96 a | 16.09 ± 2.55 c |
| 4-Methoxyglucobrassicin | 10.22 ± 2.16 c | 51.88 ± 9.27 a | 16.61 ± 2.3 b |
| Neoglucobrassicin | 8.17 ± 3.54 c | 62.7 ± 13.6 a | 25.49 ± 2.96 b |
| Total glucosinolates | 94.02 ± 20.71 b | 225.2 ± 48.88 a | 125.05 ± 25.39 b |
Different letters in a row indicate statistically significant (p-value < 0.05) differences between the samples.