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 g^a	g GAE/100 g^a
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

^aValues are means ± S.D. (𝑛=3).