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. 2021 Nov 22;26(22):7058. doi: 10.3390/molecules26227058

Table 3.

The content of individual phenolic compounds in different types of chocolates enriched with various freeze-dried phenolic-rich plant powders (mg/100 g DM).

Phenolic Compounds Functional Enrichment
CONT BLUB RASB BLCB POME BEET
DCH
Flavan-3-ols
Cat 14.15 ± 0.09 a 18.66 ± 0.08 e 16.60 ± 0.07 d 14.18 ± 0.11 b 15.16 ± 0.12 c 17.89 ± 0.09 e
Ecat 77.23 ± 0.48 a 97.32 ± 0.43 f 85.24 ± 0.47 c 80.68 ± 0.38 b 88.67 ± 0.34 d 96.54 ± 0.51 e
PC B2 23.30 ± 0.11 a 43.19 ± 0.15 d 43.35 ± 0.16 d 45.49 ± 0.12 e 40.41 ± 0.18 c 34.89 ± 0.15 b
PC C1 10.47 ± 0.06 a 17.79 ± 0.07 e 11.80 ± 0.08 b 14.71 ± 0.09 d 11.86 ± 0.07 b 14.40 ± 0.06 c
Total flavan-3-ols 125.15 ± 0.54 a 176.96 ± 0.59 d 156.99 ± 0.66 b 156.06 ± 0.65 b 156.10 ± 0.58 b 163.72 ± 0.63 c
Anthocyanins
Cy-3-Glu nd nd 3.73 ± 0.05 a 4.37 ± 0.04 b nd nd
Cy-3-Rut nd nd nd 0.06 ± 0.01 a nd nd
Cy-3,5-diGlu nd 10.28 ± 0.15 b nd nd 0.10 ± 0.04 a nd
Cy-3-Xyl nd 4.20 ± 0.07 b nd 0.16 ± 0.07 a nd nd
Cy-3-(6″-Mal-Glu) nd nd nd 0.32 ± 0.03 nd nd
Del-3,5-diGlu nd 7.70 ± 0.10 b nd nd 0.03 ± 0.05 a nd
Del-3-Glu nd nd nd nd 0.01 ± 0.01 nd
Pel-3,5-diGlu nd 10.76 ± 0.09 nd nd nd nd
Total anthocyanins nd 32.93 ± 0.31 d 3.73 ± 0.05 b 4.91 ± 0.15 c 0.14 ± 0.09 a nd
Phenolic acids
GA 7.23 ± 0.09 b 8.77 ± 0.11 c 7.42 ± 0.10 b 7.12 ± 0.12 a 9.25 ± 0.10 d 8.88 ± 0.11 c
PA 1.34 ± 0.04 a 4.24 ± 0.10 e 2.86 ± 0.07 c 2.41 ± 0.06 b 2.91 ± 0.08 c 3.07 ± 0.05 d
p-HBA 7.69 ± 0.09 a 8.25 ± 0.11 c 8.60 ± 0.05 d 7.90 ± 0.09 b 7.96 ± 0.10 b 8.90 ± 0.03 e
Total phenolic acids 16.26 ± 0.21 a 21.26 ± 0.24 f 18.88 ± 0.21 c 17.43 ± 0.18 b 20.12 ± 0.26 d 20.85 ± 0.19 e
Total phenolics 141.41 ± 0.74 a 231.16 ± 0.63 d 179.60 ± 0.64 b 177.40 ± 0.70 b 176.36 ± 0.71 b 184.57 ± 0.84 e
DCH98S
Flavan-3-ols
Cat 28.48 ± 0.10 c 31.73 ± 0.08 d 28.21 ± 0.14 c 23.14 ± 0.12 a 25.77 ± 0.09 b 33.00 ± 0.14 e
Ecat 152.29 ± 0.51 a 165.44 ± 0.45 e 164.91 ± 0.31 d 154.30 ± 0.39 b 155.17 ± 0.43 c 173.70 ± 0.23 f
PC B2 39.61 ± 0.12 a 63.42 ± 0.11 e 53.69 ± 0.14 c 48.43 ± 0.09 b 70.96 ± 0.10 f 59.39 ± 0.19 d
PC C1 21.20 ± 0.08 b 29.25 ± 0.10 e 20.05 ± 0.06 a 27.95 ± 0.07 c 21.23 ± 0.09 b 28.73 ± 0.11 d
Total flavan-3-ols 241.58 ± 0.78 a 289.84 ± 0.69 e 266.86 ± 0.58 c 253.82 ± 0.72 b 273.13 ± 0.73 d 294.82 ± 0.63 f
Anthocyanins
Cy-3-Glu nd nd 3.73 ± 0.06 a 4.37 ± 0.05 b nd nd
Cy-3-Rut nd nd nd 0.06 ± 0.02 nd nd
Cy-3,5-diGlu nd 10.28 ± 0.11 b nd nd 0.10 ± 0.02 a nd
Cy-3-Xyl nd 4.20 ± 0.08 b nd 0.16 ± 0.04 a nd nd
Cy-3-(6″-Mal-Glu) nd nd nd 0.32 ± 0.03 nd nd
Del-3,5-diGlu nd 7.70 ± 0.12 b nd nd 0.03 ± 0.01 a nd
Del-3-Glu nd nd nd nd 0.01 ± 0.01 nd
Pel-3,5-diGlu nd 10.76 ± 0.17 nd nd nd nd
Total anthocyanins nd 32.94 ± 0.34 d 3.73 ± 0.06 b 4.91 ± 0.14 c 0.14 ± 0.04 a nd
Phenolic acids
GA 11.29 ± 0.11 a 14.91 ± 0.09 e 12.61 ± 0.10 b 13.53 ± 0.12 d 16.28 ± 0.11 f 12.95 ± 0.08 c
PA 2.58 ± 0.04 a 7.21 ± 0.06 f 4.86 ± 0.05 d 4.59 ± 0.06 c 5.20 ± 0.07 e 3.72 ± 0.05 b
p-HBA 9.78 ± 0.10 b 14.02 ± 0.12 f 10.41 ± 0.08 c 11.21 ± 0.11 d 13.53 ± 0.10 e 8.59 ± 0.07 a
Total phenolic acids 23.65 ± 0.24 a 36.14 ± 0.27 f 27.88 ± 0.23 c 29.33 ± 0.28 d 35.01 ± 0.28 e 25.26 ± 0.20 b
Total phenolics 265.23 ± 1.02 a 358.92 ± 1.32 f 298.47 ± 0.87 c 288.06 ± 0.94 b 308.28 ± 0.95 d 320.08 ± 0.82 e
DCH98Est
Flavan-3-ols
Cat 27.73 ± 0.13 d 26.90 ± 0.12 c 25.92 ± 0.14 b 25.62 ± 0.11 a 25.62 ± 0.13 a 27.97 ± 0.11 e
Ecat 149.37 ± 0.49 d 140.24 ± 0.40 b 139.79 ± 0.35 a 139.84 ± 0.47 a 141.54 ± 0.21 b 147.25 ± 0.31 c
PC B2 33.18 ± 0.17 a 53.76 ± 0.16 e 45.52 ± 0.15 c 41.05 ± 0.14 b 60.15 ± 0.21 f 50.35 ± 0.16 d
PC C1 17.76 ± 0.15 b 24.80 ± 0.11 e 17.00 ± 0.10 a 23.70 ± 0.12 d 18.00 ± 0.13 c 24.35 ± 0.10 d
Total flavan-3-ols 228.04 ± 0.66 a 245.70 ± 0.55 c 228.23 ± 0.61 a 230.21 ± 0.59 b 245.31 ± 0.69 c 249.92 ± 0.53 d
Anthocyanins
Cy-3-Glu nd nd 3.74 ± 0.05 a 4.38 ± 0.04 b nd nd
Cy-3-Rut nd nd nd 0.06 ± 0.02 nd nd
Cy-3,5-diGlu nd 10.30 ± 0.12 b nd nd 0.10 ± 0.01 a nd
Cy-3-Xyl nd 4.20 ± 0.09 b nd 0.17 ± 0.03 a nd nd
Cy-3-(6″-Mal-Glu) nd nd nd 0.32 ± 0.04 nd nd
Del-3,5-diGlu nd 7.71 ± 0.11 b nd nd 0.03 ± 0.01 a nd
Del-3-Glu nd nd nd nd 0.01 ± 0.01 nd
Pel-3,5-diGlu nd 10.78 ± 0.09 nd nd nd nd
Total anthocyanins nd 32.99 ± 0.35 d 3.74 ± 0.05 b 4.93 ± 0.13 c 0.14 ± 0.03 a nd
Phenolic acids
GA 11.14 ± 0.08 c 12.64 ± 0.10 e 10.69 ± 0.09 a 11.47 ± 0.11 d 13.80 ± 0.09 f 10.98 ± 0.09 b
PA 2.16 ± 0.04 a 6.11 ± 0.03 f 4.12 ± 0.05 d 3.89 ± 0.06 c 4.41 ± 0.07 e 3.15 ± 0.05 b
p-HBA 10.70 ± 0.09 c 11.89 ± 0.10 f 11.74 ± 0.06 e 9.50 ± 0.08 b 11.47 ± 0.11 d 7.29 ± 0.06 a
Total phenolic acids 24.00 ± 0.21 b 30.64 ± 0.23 f 26.55 ± 0.22 d 24.86 ± 0.24 c 29.68 ± 0.19 e 21.42 ± 0.20 a
Total phenolics 252.04 ± 0.86 a 309.33 ± 0.83 e 258.52 ± 0.72 b 260.00 ± 0.81 b 275.13 ± 0.90 d 271.34 ± 0.73 c
MCH
Flavan-3-ols
Cat 4.44 ± 0.03 a 5.54 ± 0.04 b 11.83 ± 0.03 d 11.35 ± 0.04 c 12.01 ± 0.05 e 14.65 ± 0.11 f
Ecat 45.58 ± 0.16 a 60.00 ± 0.17 e 58.72 ± 0.18 d 56.92 ± 0.18 b 58.21 ± 0.21 c 64.64 ± 0.16 f
PC B2 23.41 ± 0.12 a 31.59 ± 0.11 e 31.03 ± 0.10 d 27.55 ± 0.13 b 28.40 ± 0.11 c 34.05 ± 0.14 f
PC C1 6.23 ± 0.05 c 18.90 ± 0.04 f 5.90 ± 0.07 b 7.36 ± 0.06 d 15.93 ± 0.07 e 2.20 ± 0.05 a
Total flavan-3-ols 79.66 ± 0.36 a 116.03 ± 0.36 f 107.48 ± 0.38 c 103.18 ± 0.41 b 114.55 ± 0.44 d 115.54 ± 0.46 e
Anthocyanins
Cy-3-Glu nd nd 3.77 ± 0.03 a 4.40 ± 0.04 b nd nd
Cy-3-Rut nd nd nd 0.60 ± 0.02 nd nd
Cy-3,5-diGlu nd 10.38 ± 0.15 b nd nd 0.10 ± 0.02 a nd
Cy-3-Xyl nd 4.24 ± 0.04 b nd 0.17 ± 0.03 a nd nd
Cy-3-(6″-Mal-Glu) nd nd nd 0.32 ± 0.02 nd nd
Del-3,5-diGlu nd 7.77 ± 0.12 b nd nd 0.03 ± 0.01 a nd
Del-3-Glu nd nd nd nd 0.01 ± 0.01 nd
Pel-3,5-diGlu nd 10.08 ± 0.13 nd nd nd nd
Total anthocyanins nd 32.47 ± 0.24 d 3.77 ± 0.03 b 5.49 ± 0.11 c 0.14 ± 0.04 a nd
Phenolic acids
GA 6.08 ± 0.10 a 7.18 ± 0.11 b 7.56 ± 0.12 c 7.99 ± 0.09 d 7.34 ± 0.13 b 8.09 ± 0.05 d
PA 1.52 ± 0.04 a 2.04 ± 0.05 c 1.87 ± 0.03 b 2.00 ± 0.03 c 1.81 ± 0.05 b 2.53 ± 0.10 d
p-HBA 1.98 ± 0.06 a 2.96 ± 0.07 c 3.05 ± 0.02 d 3.01 ± 0.05 d 2.81 ± 0.04 b 3.92 ± 0.04 e
Total phenolic acids 9.58 ± 0.20 a 12.18 ± 0.23 b 12.48 ± 0.17 b,c 13.00 ± 0.17 c 11.96 ± 0.22 b 14.54 ± 0.19 d
Total phenolics 89.24 ± 0.56 a 160.68 ± 0.83 f 123.73 ± 0.58 c 121.67 ± 0.69 b 126.65 ± 0.70 d 130.08 ± 0.65 e

nd—not detected. Blueberries (BLUB), raspberries (RASB), blackberries (BLCB), pomegranates pomace (POME), beetroots (BEET), control chocolate, (CONT). Data are presented as mean ± SD of three replications. The values followed by the same lowercase letter (a–f) within each chocolate type in the same row do not differ significantly according to Tukey’s HSD test at p < 0.05.