Table 1.
Total phenolic and total flavonoid contents of commonly used Brassica spp. sprout vegetables

Brassica spp. sprout vegetables Total phenolic contents (mg TAE/g) Total flavonoid contents (mg CE/g)
B. oleracea var. gongyloides 23.97±0.46a1) 13.08±0.37b
R. sativus L. var. sativus 21.83±0.34b 10.47±0.97c
B. oleracea var. italica 18.30±0.80e 10.34±0.77c
B. rapa var. glabra Regel 19.02±0.51d 10.74±1.50c
B. napus 22.17±0.18b 13.34±0.58b
R. sativus 24.40±1.24a 15.30±1.35a
B. carnpestris var. narinosa 20.68±0.11c 8.26±1.00d
Each bar represents the mean±SD of triplicate determinations, n=4. a-dMeans not sharing a common letter are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan's multiple test.