Table 1.
Amounts of kojic acid and phenolic acids* in the ethanol extract (95%) from native and fermented (10 days) chestnut inner shells
| Sample | Kojic acid | Gallic acid | Ellagic acid | Coumaric acid | Ferulic acid | Sinapic acid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (mg/g extract) | (µg/g extract) | (µg/g extract) | (µg/g extract) | (µg/g extract) | (µg/g extract) | |
| Native | ND** | 1389.75 ± 25.96b | ND | ND | 71.03 ± 4.14a | 24.99 ± 4.01b |
| Fermented | 49.97 ± 0.12a | 5616.22 ± 23.99a | 330.17 ± 9.61a | 21.34 ± 0.05a | 71.08 ± 0.03a | 145.65 ± 0.08a |
*Values are averages of three replicates, and the different letters indicate difference in statistical significance (p < 0.05)
**ND: Not detected