Review Article

A Review on Health Benefits of Malva sylvestris L. Nutritional Compounds for Metabolites, Antioxidants, and Anti-Inflammatory, Anticancer, and Antimicrobial Applications

Table 10

Sugar composition (g/100 g of dry weight) of numerous M. sylvestris components (mean ± SD; n = 3).

Leafy flowered stemsImmature fruitsFlowersLeaves

RaffinoseNd0.26 ± 0.03 aNdNd
Trehalose3.09 ± 0.03 aNd1.47 ± 0.06 c2.67 ± 0.11 b
Sucrose3.30 ± 0.10 a0.11 ± 0.03 d2.47 ± 0.05 c3.97 ± 0.03 b
Glucose4.74 ± 0.18 b1.52 ± 0.07 d7.36 ± 0.13 a3.15 ± 0.43 c
Fructose3.53 ± 0.18 b0.40 ± 0.03 d8.72 ± 0.14 a1.82 ± 0.23 c
Total sugars14.67 ± 0.49 b2.30 ± 0.10 d20.02 ± 0.26 a11.61 ± 0.51 c

In each row, different letters mean significant differences [2].