Table 1.
Extraction yield, total sugar and total anthocyanin contents of extracts from Aronia melanocarpa

Extraction solvents Yield (dry basis, %) Total sugar (glucose g/100 g) Total anthocyanin (C3G1) mg/100 g)
hot water 84.05±0.49a2) 35.80±2.37NS3) 252.82±11.49c
50% ethanol 84.50±0.29a 37.68±3.07 318.61±5.82b
50% methanol 76.20±0.57b 35.56±1.60 395.10±1.86a
1)C3G, cyanidin-3-O-glucoside
Means±SD (n=3) within each column (a-c) followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p<0.05)
NS, not significant