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.