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. 2021 Nov 9;10(11):2417. doi: 10.3390/plants10112417

Table 1.

Total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoids (TF) in the sprouts and seeds of 20 varieties of quinoa.

Variety TPC
mg EAG/g ME
TF
mg EQ/g ME
Quinoa Sprouts
Mean ± SD
Quinoa Seeds
Mean ± SD
Quinoa Sprouts
Mean ± SD
Quinoa Seeds
Mean ± SD
  1. White Junín Ayacucho

23.32 ± 1.63 20.95 ± 0.79 11.52 ± 0.26 8.77 ± 0.26 *
  • 2.

    T-256

24.78 ± 0.21 13.82 ± 1.04 * 11.23 ± 0.19 10.23 ± 0.95
  • 3.

    Pasankalla

31.28 ± 0.42 28.32 ± 0.49 * 13.48 ± 0.38 11.52 ± 0.92 *
  • 4.

    Suano Puno

19.62 ± 0.42 17.25 ± 0.66 * 8.60 ± 0.48 8.56 ± 0.38
  • 5.

    T-38

21.05 ± 0.40 21.75 ± 1.25 10.06 ± 0.57 9.81 ± 0.25
  • 6.

    Yellow Sacaca

24.22 ± 0.31 23.58 ± 0.61 11.19 ± 0.38 8.23 ± 0.29 *
  • 7.

    T-45

21.02 ± 0.15 19.38 ± 2.06 11.06 ± 0.21 8.39 ± 0.38 *
  • 8.

    Santa Ana

23.02 ± 0.74 18.23 ± 1.01 * 9.94 ± 0.63 7.06 ± 0.33 *
  • 9.

    T-61 Pomata

21.12 ± 1.50 15.55 ± 0.20 * 10.94 ± 0.33 8.73 ± 0.31 *
  • 10.

    CQA-048

28.82 ± 0.67 21.32 ± 0.72 * 7.44 ± 0.50 6.23 ± 0.26 *
  • 11.

    Black Collana

28.58 ± 1.21 26.98 ± 0.25 * 13.44 ± 0.58 8.73 ± 0.14 *
  • 12.

    T-72 Huancayo

19.15 ± 1.54 18.58 ± 0.65 12.35 ± 0.48 9.81 ± 0.45 *
  • 13.

    CQA-043

26.05 ± 0.17 11.72 ± 0.32 * 12.15 ± 0.08 11.31 ± 0.50
  • 14.

    Salcedo

20.98 ± 1.99 12.38 ± 0.61 * 11.94 ± 0.13 9.81 ± 0.45 *
  • 15.

    Ayacucho Compuesto

28.05 ± 0.53 21.42 ± 1.17 * 11.19 ± 0.25 10.98 ± 0.40
  • 16.

    White Choclito

24.02 ± 0.78 20.78 ± 1.86 11.52 ± 0.31 9.90 ± 0.26 *
  • 17.

    Red

26.05 ± 0.36 20.45 ± 0.44 * 12.31 ± 0.50 10.52 ± 0.19 *
  • 18.

    Yellow Maranganí

27.98 ± 0.70 22.82 ± 1.12 * 13.52 ± 0.44 10.98 ± 0.52 *
  • 19.

    Black Coito

28.18 ± 0.35 24.42 ± 0.75 * 14.31 ± 0.50 9.94 ± 0.13 *
  • 20.

    Black

24.12 ± 0.64 20.78 ± 0.35 * 12.31 ± 0.45 9.73 ± 0.38 *
Total Average ± SD 24.57 ± 3.49 20.12 ± 4.37 * 11.52 ± 1.67 9.46 ± 1.40 *

* p < 0.05 (paired sample t-test); mg GAE/g ME: mg equivalent to gallic acid per g of methanolic extract.; mg EQ/g ME: mg equivalent to quercetin per g of methanolic extract.