The composition and content of main health-promoting compounds in whole and seven individual edible parts of baby mustarda.
| Index | Whole | Swollen stem | Lateral bud | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petioles | Peel | Flesh | Leaves | Petioles | Peel | Flesh | ||
| Soluble proteins (mg g−1) | 75.95 ± 2.76 c | 38.81 ± 1.86 f | 59.04 ± 0.99 e | 60.18 ± 1.01 de | 91.10 ± 1.13 a | 80.97 ± 4.50 b | 79.08 ± 2.23 bc | 63.11 ± 1.12 d |
| Soluble sugars (mg g−1) | 424.06 ± 11.51 ab | 378.25 ± 30.69 bc | 273.79 ± 17.35 d | 337.96 ± 4.38 cd | 155.31 ± 3.03 e | 336.38 ± 29.32 cd | 341.67 ± 59.89 cd | 463.85 ± 35.69 a |
| Chlorophylls (mg kg−1) | 161.89 ± 3.15 d | 313.58 ± 8.83 c | 94.46 ± 6.72 f | 10.71 ± 2.24 h | 3345.13 ± 22.56 a | 689.64 ± 8.47 b | 134.11 ± 7.99 e | 47.42 ± 4.43 g |
| Carotenoids (mg kg−1) | 22.50 ± 1.13 c | 16.95 ± 1.64 cd | 9.64 ± 1.17 cde | 0.88 ± 0.22 e | 335.02 ± 15.88 a | 69.48 ± 1.63 b | 19.22 ± 1.02 cd | 6.14 ± 0.61 de |
| Ascorbic acid (mg g−1) | 2.69 ± 0.33 d | 2.93 ± 0.13 cd | 2.59 ± 0.21 d | 4.58 ± 0.28 a | 4.63 ± 0.42 a | 5.11 ± 0.33 a | 3.45 ± 0.29 bc | 3.84 ± 0.4 b |
| Proanthocyanidins (mg g−1) | 1.08 ± 0.10 b | 0.64 ± 0.05 c | 0.55 ± 0.06 cd | 0.20 ± 0.02 e | 3.35 ± 0.06 a | 1.14 ± 0.02 b | 1.18 ± 0.03 b | 0.42 ± 0.05 d |
| Flavonoids (mg g−1) | 4.02 ± 0.16 e | 3.58 ± 0.39 e | 1.84 ± 0.22 f | 12.06 ± 0.23 b | 19.30 ± 0.55 a | 4.91 ± 0.28 d | 2.07 ± 0.27 f | 8.68 ± 0.09 c |
| Total phenolics (mg g−1) | 3.26 ± 0.25 d | 2.84 ± 0.27 de | 1.96 ± 0.10 f | 4.01 ± 0.19 c | 17.66 ± 0.35 a | 5.50 ± 0.29 b | 2.53 ± 0.11 e | 2.96 ± 0.26 de |
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Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Same letter in the same row means no significant differences among values (p < 0.05) according to the LSD's test.