TABLE 2.

Nutrients in sea buckthorn fruits.

Class	Compounds	Content	Analytical method	Specie/varieties	Location	References
Vitamin (mg/100 g)	Vitamin C	275	HPLC	–	Ladakh	(17)
	Vitamin E	3.54
	Vitamin B12	5.4
	Riboflavin	1.45
	Vitamin B6	1.12
	Niacin	68.4
	Vitamin A	432.4 IU/100 g
	Pantothenic acid	0.85 mcg/100 g
Mineral	Phosphorus (P)	491	HPLC	Wild	Iran	(30)
(mg/kg DW)	Potassium (K)	1,674
	Calcium (Ca)	1,290
	Magnesium (Mg)	990
	Iron (Fe)	291
	Zinc (Zn)	29.77
	Manganese (Mn)	108.37
	Copper (Cu)	17.87
(mg/kg DM)	Boron (B)	13.61–16.3	ICP-AES	Wild ssp. rhamnoides and Mažeikiai	Lithuania	(31)
	Nickel (Ni)	0.41–0.49	GFAAS
	Cadmium (Cd)	0.023–0.045
	Lead (Pb)	0.034–0.038
Organic acid (mg/100 g)	L-malic acid	26.45	HPLC	Botanicheskaya	Japan	(38)
	D-malic acid	22.90
	Succinic acid	6.96
	Citric acid	2.01
	Tartaric acid	5.39
	Quininic acid	16.00
	Pyruvic acid	0.32
	Acetic acid	0.08
	Formic acid	1.94
	Oxalic acid	10–20	HPLC, UPLC	Aromatnaja, Botaniczeskaja-Lubitelskaja, Józef, Luczistaja, Moskwiczka, and Podarok Sadu	Poland	(34)
	Isocitric acid	20–21
Amino acid (mg/100 g)	Aspartic acid	240–560	HPLC	Shenqiuhong, Wucifeng, Xinjiyihao, Xinjierhao	China	(37)
	Serine	11–80
	Glutamic acid	260–360
	Glycine	60–80
	Alanine	56–92
	Cysteine	20–41
	Tyrosine	38–51
	Histidine	56–62
	Arginine	130–180
	Proline	64–130
	Threonine	47–63
	Valine	74–92
	Methionine	11–20
	Isoleucine	52–80
	Leucine	90–130
	Phenylalanine	60–82
	Lysine	78–93
	Total	1,460–2,190

“–” indicates that the value is not available. DW, dry weight basis; DM, dry matter basis.