Research Article

Nutritional and Phytochemical Study of Ilex paraguariensis Fruits

Table 4

Methylxanthine content in the fruits of Ilex paraguariensis.

Methylxanthineg/100 g raw fruit, dry weight

Caffeine0.118 ± 0.001
Theobromine0.0125 ± 0.0002

Data are expressed as the means ± SEM of three independent experiments carried out in triplicates.
The values were obtained by HPLC with DAD. Theophylline was not detected. Detection limit: 1 ppm.