Table 2 Contents of vitamins and organic acids in Godulbaegi (Youngia sonchifolia M.)

Composition Samples
Leaf Root
October December October December
Vitamins (mg%)
Vit. C 87.12±2.361)a2) 78.68±2.51b 15.87±0.96c 13.56±0.81c
Niacin 4.63±0.61a 3.29±0.53c 3.78±0.52b 3.33±0.55bc
Vit. B6 0.23±0.06a 0.25±0.09a 0.12±0.03b 0.15±0.03b
Vit. B2 0.11±0.02a 0.12±0.03a 0.12±0.03a 0.13±0.03a
Vit. B1 0.12±0.01b 0.17±0.04a 0.18±0.05a 0.19±0.04a
Organic acids (mg%)
Maleic acid 1.86±0.38a 1.97±0.22a 0.56±0.09b 0.36±0.06b
Citric acid 0.90±0.12b 1.21±0.23a 1.20±0.30a 1.12±0.36ab
Tartaric acid 0.82±0.16a 0.51±0.08b t t
Succinic acid t3) t t t
Each value is expressed as mean±SD, n=3.
Mean±SD with different superscript within a row are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.
t, trace.