Research Article
Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) Bark Extract: Cardiovascular Activity and Myocyte Protection against Oxidative Damage
Table 1
Amounts of separated tannins and phenolic compounds in chestnut bark extract, expressed as g EAE /100 g and as g GAE/100 g.
| Compound | g EAE/100 ga | g GAE/100 ga |
| Vescalin | 0.56 ± 0.02 | 1.18 ± 0.06 | Castalin | 0.69 ± 0.02 | 1.47 ± 0.06 | Gallic acid | 1.25 ± 0.04 | 3.68 ± 0.12 | Vescalagin | 2.31 ± 0.05 | 5.01 ± 0.11 | Castalagin | 2.26 ± 0.07 | 4.96 ± 0.08 | Ellagic acid | 1.70 ± 0.05 | 3.64 ± 0.10 | Other compounds | 1.92 ± 0.04 | 4.07 ± 0.04 |
| Total | 10.69 ± 0.28 | 24.01 ± 0.57 |
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aValues are means ± S.D. ().
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