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Table 4 Concentrations of the most prevalent polyphenols observed in the black beans 1 (nmol/g)

From: Polyphenolic compounds appear to limit the nutritional benefit of biofortified higher iron black bean (Phaseolus vulgarisL.)

Compound

“Biofortified Fe”

“Standard Fe”

Caffeic acid

6.0 ± 0.9b

25.8 ± 4.7a

Gallic acid

125.0 ± 8.8a

103.3 ± 17.8a

Ferulic acid

153.0 ± 11.1a

162.5 ± 20.1a

Kaempferol

5.0 ± 0.1a

0.00 ± 0.00b

Catechin

668.8 ± 31.1a

367.5 ± 25.5b

Myricetin

24.0 ± 1.7a

12.5 ± 4.0b

Kaempferol 3-glucoside

198.0 ± 10.7a

19.2 ± 5.6b

Quercetin 3-glucoside

239 ± 20.3a

45.8 ± 7.9b

  1. 1Analysis procedures of beans samples are described in the materials and methods sections.
  2. a,b Within a row, means without a common letter are different (n = 6, P < 0.05).