Journal of Food Quality

Research Article

Quality Evaluation of Thirteen Geographical Populations of Lycium chinense Using Quantitative Analysis of Nutrients and Bioactive Components

Table 1

Variation in amino acid contents of thirteen geographical populations of Lycium chinense.

Amino acid contents (g/kg (fw))

Amino acids

Thr

1.90 ± 0.12c

2.00 ± 0.00bc

2.00 ± 0.10bc

2.20 ± 0.06ab

2.10 ± 0.06abc

1.90 ± 0.10c

2.00 ± 0.06bc

2.20 ± 0.10ab

1.90 ± 0.00c

2.10 ± 0.06abc

2.30 ± 0.10a

1.90 ± 0.06c

Val

2.60 ± 0.06ab

2.30 ± 0.06cd

2.20 ± 0.10cde

2.30 ± 0.06cd

2.30 ± 0.00cd

2.30 ± 0.06cd

2.00 ± 0.00e

2.40 ± 0.10bc

2.30 ± 0.06cd

2.20 ± 0.06cde

2.10 ± 0.00de

2.70 ± 0.12a

2.20 ± 0.12cde

Ile

1.90 ± 0.06bcd

1.60 ± 0.10c

1.90 ± 0.00bcd

1.70 ± 0.06d

2.10 ± 0.06ab

2.10 ± 0.10ab

1.80 ± 0.10cd

2.00 ± 0.10abc

2.20 ± 0.06a

1.90 ± 0.06bcd

1.93 ± 0.07bc

2.10 ± 0.00ab

2.00 ± 0.12abc

Phe

1.90 ± 0.00ab

1.60 ± 0.10c

1.70 ± 0.12bc

1.70 ± 0.00bc

1.70 ± 0.12bc

1.80 ± 0.06bc

1.80 ± 0.00bc

1.70 ± 0.10bc

1.70 ± 0.12bc

2.10 ± 0.06a

1.80 ± 0.00bc

Leu

3.30 ± 0.00fg

3.40 ± 0.06efg

3.30 ± 0.06fg

3.90 ± 0.12ab

3.70 ± 0.10bcd

3.60 ± 0.10cde

3.20 ± 0.12g

3.50 ± 0.10def

3.80 ± 0.00abc

3.30 ± 0.06fg

3.60 ± 0.10cde

4.00 ± 0.06a

3.40 ± 0.10efg

Lys

3.50 ± 0.12cde

3.30 ± 0.06e

3.30 ± 0.10e

3.70 ± 0.10bc

3.60 ± 0.06bcd

3.50 ± 0.00cde

3.80 ± 0.10b

3.50 ± 0.00cde

3.60 ± 0.06bcd

4.20 ± 0.06a

3.60 ± 0.00bcd

Met

0.70 ± 0.06a

0.50 ± 0.00b

0.50 ± 0.06b

0.50 ± 0.00b

0.30 ± 0.00d

0.70 ± 0.00a

0.50 ± 0.00b

0.30 ± 0.00d

0.40 ± 0.06c

0.30 ± 0.00d

Arg

2.10 ± 0.00f

2.30 ± 0.06de

2.40 ± 0.10cd

2.50 ± 0.00bc

2.50 ± 0.00b

2.30 ± 0.06de

2.30 ± 0.10de

2.50 ± 0.06bc

2.20 ± 0.00ef

2.30 ± 0.00de

2.70 ± 0.06a

2.20 ± 0.00ef

Tyr

2.30 ± 0.06a

1.90 ± 0.06d

1.70 ± 0.00e

1.90 ± 0.00d

1.90 ± 0.06d

1.70 ± 0.06e

1.60 ± 0.06e

2.10 ± 0.10b

1.70 ± 0.00e

2.20 ± 0.00ab

2.10 ± 0.10bc

2.00 ± 0.10cd

Asp

3.60 ± 0.06h

3.90 ± 0.23fg

4.20 ± 0.10cde

4.20 ± 0.12cde

4.20 ± 0.06cde

4.30 ± 0.15bcd

4.40 ± 0.06bc

3.80 ± 0.06gh

4.50 ± 0.10ab

3.80 ± 0.00gh

4.10 ± 0.06def

4.70 ± 0.06a

4.00 ± 0.10efg

Glu

4.40 ± 0.10e

4.80 ± 0.06d

5.10 ± 0.12bcd

5.10 ± 0.15bcd

5.20 ± 0.10bc

6.10 ± 0.21a

4.80 ± 0.12d

5.30 ± 0.10b

4.90 ± 0.12cd

5.00 ± 0.12bcd

5.80 ± 0.15a

4.90 ± 0.06cd

Gly

2.00 ± 0.12d

2.10 ± 0.06cd

2.00 ± 0.06d

2.40 ± 0.06ab

2.20 ± 0.06bcd

2.20 ± 0.10bcd

2.00 ± 0.00d

2.20 ± 0.15bcd

2.30 ± 0.10abc

2.00 ± 0.06d

2.10 ± 0.06cd

2.50 ± 0.15a

2.10 ± 0.10cd

Ala

2.50 ± 0.06c

3.00 ± 0.06ab

2.90 ± 0.12b

3.10 ± 0.06ab

3.10 ± 0.00ab

2.90 ± 0.06b

2.20 ± 0.12d

2.60 ± 0.10c

3.10 ± 0.06ab

2.40 ± 0.00cd

2.60 ± 0.10c

3.20 ± 0.10a

3.00 ± 0.10ab

Ser

1.80± 0.00cd

1.80 ± 0.12cd

1.90 ± 0.06bcd

2.00 ± 0.06bc

2.00 ± 0.10bc

1.90 ± 0.10bcd

1.90 ± 0.06bcd

2.10 ± 0.10ab

2.00 ± 0.00bc

2.10 ± 0.10ab

2.30 ± 0.06a

2.00 ± 0.10bc

Pro

1.90 ± 0.10e

2.20 ± 0.15cd

2.20 ± 0.12cd

2.40 ± 0.12bc

2.50 ± 0.15ab

2.70 ± 0.10a

2.20 ± 0.10cd

2.40 ± 0.00bc

2.40 ± 0.10bc

2.10 ± 0.06de

2.30 ± 0.06bcd

2.50 ± 0.10b

2.40 ± 0.00bc

His

1.20 ± 0.00ab

1.10 ± 0.12ab

1.30 ± 0.06a

1.20 ± 0.06ab

1.20 ± 0.10ab

1.00 ± 0.06b

1.30 ± 0.06a

1.30 ± 0.10a

1.00 ± 0.00b

1.00 ± 0.10b

1.30 ± 0.10a

1.00 ± 0.10b

TAA

37.60 ± 0.17hi

38.10 ± 0.83fghi

38.40 ± 0.55fgh

41.20 ± 0.31bc

40.80 ± 0.50cd

39.70 ± 0.32de

37.90 ± 0.66ghi

39.30 ± 0.35ef

42.10 ± 0.23b

36.90 ± 0.35i

39.13 ± 0.33efg

44.90 ± 0.40a

38.80 ± 0.25efgh

EAA

18.10 ± 0.10bc

16.90 ± 0.31gh

16.40 ± 0.31hi

18.30 ± 0.15bc

17.90 ± 0.40bcd

17.10 ± 0.21fgh

15.80 ± 0.45i

18.00 ± 0.15bc

18.60 ± 0.15b

16.50 ± 0.20ghi

17.63 ± 0.12cdf

19.90 ± 0.15a

17.20 ± 0.29dfg

Note: the values are mean ± standard error (n = 3). fw, fresh weight; Thr, threonine; Val, valine; Ile, isoleucine; Phe, phenylalanine; Leu, leucine; Lys, lysine; Met, methionine; Arg, arginine; Tyr, tyrosine; Asp, aspartic acid; Glu, glutamic acid; Gly, glycine; Ala, alanine; Ser, serine; Pro, proline; His, histidine; TAA, total amino acids; EAA, essential amino acids. Lowercase letters identify groups of populations that differ significantly ().