Characterization of the Biochemical Potential of Moroccan Onions (Allium cepa L.)

Table 3

Polyphenols, flavonoid contents, and antioxidant activity of eleven Moroccan onion ecotypes.

Ecotype	P2	P3	P4	P6	P7	P8	P9	P10	P16	P17	P18
Polyphenols (mg GAE/g DW)	^e	^ab	^ab	^de	^cd	^e	^bc	^ab	^bc	^a	^cd
Flavonoids (mg quercetin E/g DW)	^c	^ab	^ab	^b	^b	^b	^ab	^ab	^ab	^a	^b
Antioxidant activity (mg ascorbic acid E/g DW)	^b	^a	^a	^ab	^a	^ab	^a	^a	^a	^a	^ab

Data are expressed as of triplicate analyses of each triplicate extraction. Values in the same row with different letters present significant differences, value < 0.01.