Research Article

[Retracted] Evaluation of the Stability of the Total Antioxidant Capacity, Polyphenol Contents, and Starch Hydrolase Inhibitory Activities of Kombucha Teas Using an In Vitro Model of Digestion

Table 3

Changes in the polyphenol contents in the three Kombucha cultures throughout the 7-day period of analysis expressed as mean ± SEM. versus the value of each tea at day 0. versus the value of each tea at day 7.

KombuchaPolyphenolDays/phase of digestion
0 (μg/mL)1 (μg/mL)7 (μg/mL)Pancreatic (μg/mL)Duodenal (μg/mL)

1EGCG26.5 ± 1.327.5 ± 1.136.9 ± 1.537.5 ± 1.641.5 ± 2.1
EGC27.8 ± 1.227.9 ± 1.131.2 ± 1.132.5 ± 1.334.1 ± 1.1
ECG10.8 ± 1.111.2 ± 1.213.6 ± 1.513.9 ± 1.614.8 ± 1.2
EC9.8 ± 1.4 10.5 ± 1.212.9 ± 1.313.9 ± 1.114.8 ± 1.0
TF12.6 ± 1.213.9 ± 1.115.8 ± 1.016.7 ± 1.117.9 ± 2.5
GA31.5 ± 1.936.8 ± 1.139.7 ± 1.540.1 ± 1.946.7 ± 1.7

2EGCG26.5 ± 1.328.4 ± 1.235.9 ± 1.636.8 ± 1.440.2 ± 1.9
EGC27.8 ± 1.228.7 ± 1.233.2 ± 1.234.5 ± 1.636.2 ± 1.4
ECG10.8 ± 1.112.5 ± 1.114.9 ± 1.314.9 ± 1.215.9 ± 1.1
EC9.8 ± 1.4 14.8 ± 1.415.4 ± 1.215.9 ± 1.216.8 ± 1.0
TF12.6 ± 1.214.8 ± 1.016.9 ± 1.317.1 ± 1.318.5 ± 2.0
GA31.5 ± 1.937.2 ± 1.241.6 ± 1.642.9 ± 1.747.6 ± 1.2

3EGCG26.5 ± 1.327.6 ± 1.536.1 ± 1.537.9 ± 1.641.1 ± 1.1
EGC27.8 ± 1.228.1 ± 1.534.9 ± 1.235.9 ± 1.342.9 ± 1.2
ECG10.8 ± 1.113.9 ± 1.015.2 ± 1.115.4 ± 1.017.4 ± 1.1
EC9.8 ± 1.4 15.1 ± 1.215.9 ± 1.316.1 ± 1.016.7 ± 1.1
TF12.6 ± 1.215.1 ± 1.1 17.9 ± 1.218.0 ± 1.218.9 ± 1.1
GA31.5 ± 1.938.5 ± 1.542.1 ± 1.643.6 ± 1.248.3 ± 1.2

The denoted abbreviations are as follows: (−)-epicatechin (EC), (−)-epicatechin-3-gallate (ECG), (−)-epigallocatechin (EGC), and (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), theaflavin (TF), and gallic acid (GA).