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. 2022 Jun 13;16(5):3735–3742. doi: 10.1007/s11694-022-01486-z

Table 2.

Vitamin C amounts in fruits and vegetables before and after digestion

Sample name Sample number Initial value (mg/100 g) After digestion (mg/100 g) Bioaccessibility (%)
1. Tangerine 1 22.1 ± 1.0a 5.9 ± 0.3b 27 ± 1
2. Banana 2 7.5 ± 0.3a 0.5 ± 0.0b 6 ± 0
3. Kiwi 3 47.8 ± 2.2a 25.4 ± 1.1b 53 ± 2
4. Strawberry 4 61.8 ± 2.8a 19.9 ± 0.9b 32 ± 1
5. Grapefruit 5 28.9 ± 1.3a 16.9 ± 0.8b 59 ± 3
6. Orange 6 37.8 ± 1.7a 19.9 ± 0.9b 53 ± 2
7. Pineapple 7 46.0 ± 2.1a 23.9 ± 1.1b 52 ± 2
8. Pomegranate 8 6.3 ± 0.3a 2.0 ± 0.1b 32 ± 1
9. Green apple 9 3.1 ± 0.1a 0.1 ± 0.0b 3 ± 0
10. Red apple 10 2.4 ± 0.1a 0.3 ± 0.0b 12 ± 1
11. Yellow apple 11 1.9 ± 0.1a 1.1 ± 0.0b 56 ± 3
12. Quince 12 8.2 ± 0.4a 0.1 ± 0.0b 2 ± 0
13. Pear 13 2.1 ± 0.1a 1.9 ± 0.1b 91 ± 4
14. Pear winter 14 3.4 ± 0.2a 0.3 ± 0.0b 9 ± 0
15. Tomato 15 15.9 ± 0.7a 7.5 ± 0.3b 47 ± 2
16. Cucumber 16 5.8 ± 0.3a 0.3 ± 0.0b 5 ± 0
17. Parsley 17 235.2 ± 10.6a 202.3 ± 9.2b 86 ± 4
18. Purple cabbage 18 326.9 ± 14.8a 230.2 ± 10.4b 71 ± 3
19. Arugula 19 39.5 ± 1.8a 12.6 ± 0.6b 32 ± 1
20. Curly lettuce 20 3.8 ± 0.2a 1.2 ± 0.1b 33 ± 2
21. Red pepper 21 150.6 ± 6.8a 101.7 ± 4.6b 68 ± 3
22. Green pepper 22 57.8 ± 2.6a 2.6 ± 0.1b 4 ± 0

Different letters indicate statistical differences between samples in the same row (p < 0.05)