Linen Most Useful: Perspectives on Structure, Chemistry, and Enzymes for Retting Flax

Table 2

Carbohydrate composition of flax core cells.

Plant; fraction^1	Carbohydrate level (mg/g)
	Uronic acid	Rhamnose	Arabinose	Xylose	Mannose	Galactose	Glucose
Core (N)	0.3±0	17.3±3.1	9.4±2.5	166.5±0.7	13.1±0	8.8±1.6	270.0±11.3
Core (A)	0.3±0.2	10.1±4.1	7.2±0.3	136.5±3.5	14.7±4.0	9.8±2.2	277.0±26.9
Core (A) d	0.2±0	6.4±0.2	3.8±0	132.5±17.7	9.4±3.9	5.9±0	247.0±44.5

¹The core and fiber materials were hand separated from plant stems. (N) is the cultivar Nastasja, which was grown in South Carolina. (A) is the cultivar Ariane grown commercially and supplied by Van de Bilt Zaden b.v. Sluiskil, The Netherlands. d: dew-retted by Van de Bilt.
Data adapted from [24].