Table 3. Secondary metabolite content of ginger, turmeric, locust bean, and the natural bouillon cubes samples

Sample Total phenolics (GAE mg/g) Total tannins (TAE mg/g) Total flavonoids (QE mg/g) Total saponins (DE mg/g)
Ingredients
 Ginger 15.57±0.961)c2) 2.71±0.14a 5.50±1.48a 7.99±0.22a
 Turmeric 11.62±0.10b 4.70±0.01b 11.84±0.14c 8.04±0.01a
 Locust Beans 8.98±0.12a 2.55±0.06a 7.68±0.10b 7.85±0.08a
Nature bouillon cubes
 GLT3) 109.31±0.96c 12.72±0.01c 98.07±10.90d 16.80±0.96b
 LCT 84.93±0.10b 9.77±0.01b 69.44±0.18bc 15.51±0.01a
 GTC 76.94±0.07ab 9.63±1.47b 64.76±0.15a 15.85±0.01a
 GLC 82.29±0.12ab 12.55±0.12c 78.12±11.08c 15.34±0.02a
 GLTC 72.42±13.12a 7.77±0.14a 62.98±1.42a 15.53±0.06a
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Values with different lowercase superscript letters along the same column differ significantly (Duncan’s multiple range test, p<0.05).
GLT, ginger, locust bean, and turmeric blend; LCT, locust bean, crayfish, turmeric; GTC, ginger, turmeric, and crayfish blend; GLC, blend of ginger, locust beans, and crayfish; GLTC, ginger, locust beans, turmeric, and crayfish blend.