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. 2023 Jan 31;28(3):1363. doi: 10.3390/molecules28031363

Table 4.

Metabolite content (in mg/g DW) in aqueous extracts of cauliflower and globe artichoke byproducts.

Metabolite Globe Artichoke Cauliflower
L S L S F
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
Amino acids
Alanine 0.30 ± 0.017 a 0.29 ± 0.015 a 4.72 ± 0.22 a 1.96 ± 0.02 b 7.01 ± 0.05 c
Arginine 5.23 ± 0.22 3.90 ± 0.45
Asparagine 14.48 ± 1.45 a 2.59 ± 0.43 b 4.04 ± 0.27 a 2.78 ± 0.05 b 6.83 ± 0.13 c
Aspartate 1.11 ± 0.19 a 0.28 ± 0.036 b 2.41 ± 0.23 a 2.66 ± 0.30 a 6.03 ± 0.14 b
GABA 4.27 ± 0.14 a 1.18 ± 0.12 b 4.68 ± 0.20 c
Glutamate 1.41 ± 0.12 a 0.55 ± 0.058 b 2.76 ± 0.09 a 1.97 ± 0.17 b 3.86 ± 0.07 c
Glutamine 1.52 ± 0.065 a 0.70 ± 0.264 b 9.78 ± 0.64 a 12.19 ± 0.45 b 37.63 ± 0.54 c
Histidine 0.27 ± 0.093 a 0.039 ± 0.011 b 1.06 ± 0.02 a 0.21 ± 0.019 b 1.09 ± 0.01 a
Isoleucine 0.12 ± 0.013 a 0.058 ± 0.0061 b 1.23 ± 0.04 a 0.32 ± 0.024 b 1.17 ± 0.03 a
Leucine 0.20 ± 0.009 a 0.064 ± 0.0092 b 1.46 ± 0.08 a 0.19 ± 0.008 b 0.58 ± 0.005 c
Lysine 1.41 ± 0.08 0.41 ± 0.013
Methiin 4.83 ± 0.04 a 4.95 ± 0.27 a 20.71 ± 0.24 b
Phenylalanine 1.32 ± 0.071 a 0.17 ± 0.013 b 2.24 ± 0.10 a 0.23 ± 0.012 b 0.84 ± 0.016 c
Threonine 0.49 ± 0.030 a 0.14 ± 0.012 b 2.37 ± 0.11 a 1.19 ± 0.09 b 1.76 ± 0.09 c
Tryptophan 0.56 ± 0.028 0.66 ± 0.05 a 0.12 ± 0.012 b 0.26 ± 0.004 c
Tyrosine 1.20 ± 0.08 a 0.14 ± 0.010 b 0.37 ± 0.007 c
Valine 0.50 ± 0.018 a 0.15 ± 0.020 b 3.09 ± 0.01 a 1.01 ± 0.021 b 3.94 ± 0.03 c
Organic acids
Acetic acid 0.14 ± 0.049 a 0.061 ± 0.011 a 2.68 ± 0.209 a 0.10 ± 0.031 b 0.36 ± 0.032 b
Citric acid 5.30 ± 0.192 a 0.58 ± 0.026 b 5.80 ± 0.03 a 6.67 ± 0.06 b 5.95 ± 0.27 a
Formic acid 0.034 ± 0.009 a 0.032 ± 0.006 a 0.051 ± 0.006 a 0.029 ± 0.011 b 0.027 ± 0.001 b
Fumaric acid 0.082 ± 0.011 a 0.051 ± 0.010 b 0.045 ± 0.002 a 0.082 ± 0.024 b 1.04 ± 0.005 c
Lactic acid 0.34 ± 0.085 0.73 ± 0.086 a 0.040 ± 0.009 b 0.065 ± 0.011 b
Malic acid 7.48 ± 0.54 a 8.32 ± 0.77 a 3.32 ± 0.24 a 12.90 ± 0.18 b 24.72 ± 0.14 c
Quinic acid 6.51 ± 0.57 a 7.61 ± 0.26 b
Succinic acid 1.97 ± 0.05 a 1.15 ± 0.12 b 2.87 ± 0.381 0.505 ± 0.014
Carbohydrates, polyols
Fructose 5.15 ± 1.07 a 30.2 ± 0.35 b 37.90 ± 4.33 a 83.08 ± 2.23 b 68.33 ± 0.39 c
Glucose 24.8 ± 5.00 a 203.5 ± 4.02 b 61.07 ± 1.66 a 196.8 ± 6.88 b 70.72 ± 0.43 a
Inulin 0.44 ± 0.026 a 4.14 ± 0.65 b
Raffinose 0.69 ± 0.032 3.09 ± 0.27
Sucrose 5.87 ± 1.56 a 29.47 ± 3.10 b 6.68 ± 0.62 a 27.32 ± 0.47 b 21.22 ± 0.44 c
chiro-Inositol 10.07 ± 2.69 a 5.05 ± 0.33 b
myo-Inositol 0.27 ± 0.013 a 1.95 ± 0.15 b 3.06 ± 0.20 2.61 ± 0.38
scyllo-Inositol 1.78 ± 0.05 a 0.57 ± 0.034 b
Miscellaneous
Glucoiberin 2.09 ± 0.138
Glucobrassicin 1.43 ± 0.078
Chlorogenic acid 7.53 ± 0.41 a 2.32 ± 0.26 b
Glycine betaine 0.30 ± 0.029 a
Choline 1.01 ± 0.09 a 0.35 ± 0.005 b 1.57 ± 0.077 a 0.73 ± 0.022 b 4.73 ± 0.06 c
Ethanolamine 0.066 ± 0.010 a 0.11 ± 0.010 b 0.31 ± 0.017 a 0.22 ± 0.015 b 0.79 ± 0.012 c
Glycerophosphorylcholine 0.090 ± 0.007 a 0.42 ± 0.059
Phosphorylcholine 0.28 ± 0.039 a 0.12 ± 0.005 b 0.11 ± 0.016 a 0.25 ± 0.024 b 0.58 ± 0.029 c
Trigonelline 0.30 ± 0.012 a 0.064 ± 0.003 b 0.063 ± 0.003
Uridine 0.13 ± 0.010 a 0.057 ± 0.010 b 0.373 ± 0.040 a 0.14 ± 0.005 b 0.55 ± 0.006 c

a,b,c The different superscript letters indicate the significant difference between mean values (p < 0.05) according to ANOVA.