Table 3 Organic acid contents in water extract of Solanum nigrum fruits depending on harvest time (%)
Harvest time | Oxalic acid | Malic acid | Citric acid | Acetic acid | Total organic acids |
Sep. 27th | 0.14±0.011) | 0.56±0.04 | 0.13±0.02 | 0.54±0.04 | 1.37±0.02 |
Oct. 4th | 0.06±0.01 | 0.69±0.03 | 0.17±0.01 | 0.68±0.03 | 1.6±0.01 |
Oct. 11th | 0.05±0.02 | 0.85±0.05 | 0.19±0.01 | 0.61±0.05 | 1.7±0.02 |
Oct. 18th | 0.08±0.01 | 0.93±0.02 | 0.29±0.03 | 0.66±0.07 | 1.96±0.02 |
Oct. 25th | 0.04±0.01 | 0.62±0.04 | 0.47±0.02 | 0.81±0.02 | 1.94±0.01 |
Nov. 1th | 0.09±0.02 | 0.63±0.03 | 0.29±0.04 | 0.69±0.05 | 1.7±0.02 |
Each value represents the mean±SD of three determinations.