Table 2.
Plant sources with the most abundant HCQAs available.
| Source | HCQAs, g/kg Dry Weight | Ref. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-CQA | 4-CQA | 5-CQA | 3,4-diCQA | 3,5-diCQA | 4,5-diCQA | 5-FQA | 3-p-CoQA | 4-p-CoQA | 5-p-CoQA | Total | ||
| Leaves and Thalli of Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) | 27.6 | 6.80 | 12.07 | 5.82 | 29.59 | 9.98 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 91.89 | [54] |
| Leaves of White tea (Camellia sinensis) | 3.68 | 0.80 | 3.04 | 1.31 | 5.78 | 1.78 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 16.40 | [54] |
| Leaves of Green tea (Camellia sinensis) | 3.06 | 0.64 | 1.85 | 1.20 | 5.51 | 0.96 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 13.23 | [54] |
| Leaves of Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) | 0.08 | 0.01 | 5.97 | 0.12 | 2.86 | 0.095 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 9.16 | [54] |
| Leaves and Thalli of Arnica (Arnicaeflos) | 0.24 | 0.26 | 2.80 | 1.36 | 2.89 | 1.40 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 8.98 | [54] |
| Leaves of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.005 | n.d. | 0.12 | 8.46 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 8.95 | [54] |
| Coffee spp. | 4.8–5.5 | 7.1–7.8 | 52.0–54.2 | n.d. | 8.1–8.8 | 4.1–4.8 | 3.8–4.2 | 0.005–0.55 | 0.01–0.26 | 0.14–1.84 | 29.5–70.5 | [52,63] |
n.d.—no data presented.