Variation of Phenolics (Bound and Free), Minerals, and Antioxidant Activity of Twenty-Eight Wild Edible Fruits of Twenty-Three Species from Far North Region of Cameroon

Table 2

Polyphenolic (bound and free) compounds (mg/100 g EP) of twenty-eight wild edible fruits of twenty-three species.

Fruits		Total polyphenols (mg GAE/100 g)		Total flavonoids (mg QE/100 g)		Total tannins (mg CE/100 g)		Anthocyanins (mg C3GE/100 g)
		Free fraction	Bound fraction	Free fraction	Bound fraction	Free fraction	Bound fraction
Dry	Zma	^n	^k	^l	^e	^g	^f	^ij
	Pbi	^f	^d	^b	^c	^e	^a	^b
	Dmi	^l	^h	^e	^c	^fg	^b	^a
	Bae	^b	^a	^a	^a	^a	^f	^a
	Pre	^cd	^jk	^a	^g	^c	^e	^a
	Ada	^d	^m	^b	^j	^b	^d	^d
	Zsp	^k	^d	^f	^d	^ef	^cd	^c
	The	^f	^b	^c	^b	^d	^ab	^b
	Dme	^o	^i	^lm	^ef	^gh	^f	^g
	Tam	^o	^gh	^n	^c	^ef	^a	^h
Fresh	Vdi	^l	^g	^f	^j	^ef	^e	^cd
	Vpa	^e	^ef	^j	7^lm	^d	^ef	^hi
	Hba	^hi	^k	^k	^jl	^i	^ef	^hi
	Ase	^f	^gf	^mn	^f	^ed	^ef	^g
	Xam	^f	^f	^hi	^l	^gh	^g	^j
	Pre	^i	^jk	^d	^m	^c	^f	^c
	Afl	^j	^ef	^kl	^g	^ef	^c	^df
	Vdo	^j	^ij	^i	^j	^gf	^fg	^g
	Fid	^g	^h	^g	^i	^ef	^ef	^g
	Csi	^d	^e	^j	^kl	^dc	^fg	^i
	Vgr	^i	^n	^g	^l	^e	^f	^ij
	Boe	^k	^g	^lm	^hi	^g	^e	^ij
	Dme	^e	^c	^g	^k	^ed	7^e	^df
	Hmo	^m	^k	^h	^l	^ef	^b	^i
	Hte	^a	^c	^g	^c	^bc	^e	^e
	Zsp	^g	^l	^fg	^hi	^ef	^f	^e
	Zma	^c	^d	^g	^j	^fg	^f	^h
	Ced	^h	^j	^gh	^jl	^ed	^ef	^hi

Dmi: Detarium microcarpum; Pbi: Parkia biglobosa; Zma: Ziziphus mauritiana; Bae: Balanites eagyptiaca; Dme: Diospyrus mespiliformis; Tam: Tamarindus indica; Ada: Adansonia digitata; Zsp: Ziziphus spina-christi; Pre: Phoenix reclinatum; Hts: Hyphaene thebaica; Vdi: Vitex diversifolia; Vpa: Vitellaria paradoxa; Hba: Haematostaphis barteri; Ase: Annona senegalensis; Xam: Ximenia americana; Csi: Cordia sinensis; Ced: Carissa edulis; Fid: Ficus dicranostyla; Ale: Afrostyrax lepidophyllus; Hmo: Hexabolus monopetalus; Boe: Borassus aethiopium. Values are the with four replicates per specie. mgEGA/100 g: milligrams equivalent gallic acid per 100 grams edible portion; mgEQ/100 g: milligram equivalent quercetin per 100 grams edible portion; mgECat/100 g: milligram equivalent catechin per 100 grams edible portion; mg C3GE/100 g: milligram equivalent cyanidin-3-glucoside per 100 grams edible portion. In the same column, values followed by different superscript letters are significantly different ().