TABLE 2.
Sources of ellagic acid (EA) and its content in different fruits, nuts, and herbs.
| Plant family | Plant species | Botanical name | Used part | Amount isolated | References |
| Anacardiaceae | Mango | Mangifera indica L. | Fruits and derivatives | 1.20 mg/g | Soong and Barlow, 2006 |
| Combretaceae | Kakadu plum | Kakadu plum | Fruits and derivatives | Whole fruit: 8.26–14.7 mg/g; Puree: 6.15–13.31 mg/g | Williams et al., 2016 |
| Terminalia chebula | Terminalia chebula Retz. | Herbs | 8.00 mg/g | Pellati et al., 2013 | |
| Erieaeeae | Bilberry | Vaccinium vitis-idaea Linn. | Fruits and derivatives | FooDB, 2020 | |
| Cranberry | Oxycoccos | Fruits and derivatives | 0.12 mg/g | Daniel et al., 1989 | |
| Highbush blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum L. | Fruits and derivatives | 0.0014 mg/g | FooDB, 2020 | |
| Euphorbiaceae | Phyllanthus amarus | Phyllanthus emblica L. | Herbs | Alagan et al., 2019 | |
| Fabaceae | Tetrapleura tetraptera | Tetrapleura tetraptera Taub. | Herbs | Odubanjo et al., 2018 | |
| Peanut | Arachis hypogaea L. | Nuts | FooDB, 2020 | ||
| Juglandaceae | Walnut | Juglans regia L. | Nuts | 0.59 mg/g | Daniel et al., 1989 |
| Pecans | Carya cathayensis Sarg. | Nuts | 0.33 mg/g | Daniel et al., 1989 | |
| Punicaceae | Pomegranate | Punica granatum L. | Fruits and derivatives | 8.61 mg/g External peels: 28.53 mg/g Juice: 0.0206 mg/mL |
Masci et al., 2016 |
| Rosaceae | Strawberry | Fragaria ananassa Duch. | Fruits and derivatives | 0.683–0.853 mg/g | Koponen et al., 2007 |
| Raspberry | Rubus idaeus L. | Fruits and derivatives | 2.637–3.309 mg/g Juice: 0.0084 mg/mL | Koponen et al., 2007; Neveu et al., 2010 | |
| Apple | Malus pumila Mill. | Fruits and derivatives | FooDB, 2020 | ||
| Arctic bramble | Rubus arcticus L. | Fruits and derivatives | 3.9 mg/g | Maatta-Riihinen et al., 2004 | |
| Blackberry | Rubus fruticosus Pollich | Fruits and derivatives | 1.5 mg/g | Daniel et al., 1989 | |
| Arctic blackberry | Arctic blackberry | Fruits and derivatives | 0.1715 mg/g | Neveu et al., 2010 | |
| Cherry | Prunus pseudocerasus G. Don | Fruits and derivatives | FooDB, 2020 | ||
| Agrimonia pilosa | Agrimonia pilosa Ldb. | Herbs | Kashchenko and Olennikov, 2020 | ||
| Sapindaceae | Dimocarpus longan | Dimocarpus longan Lour. | Fruits and derivatives | FooDB, 2020 | |
| Saxifragaceae | Blackcurrant | Ribes nigrum L. | Fruits and derivatives | FooDB, 2020 | |
| Simarubaceae | Quassia undulata | Quassia undulata D.Dietr. | Herbs | Odubanjo et al., 2018 | |
| Vitaceae | Muscadine grape | Vitis rotundifolia Michx. | Fruits and derivatives | Whole fruit: 0.0092 mg/g; Juice: 0.009–0.0093 mg/mL | Neveu et al., 2010; FooDB, 2020 |