Review Article

Nutritional Composition and Health Benefits of Teff (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter)

Table 1

Concentration of tentatively identified flavones in white and brown teff grains.

VarietyTentatively identified compoundsConcentration (μg/g dry weight)
Sample 1Sample 2

WhiteApigenin-6,8-C-diglucoside130.8 ± 08.9121.9 ± 10.9
Apigenin-8-C-glucosyl-7-O-glucoside209.4 ± 12.0113.6 ± 04.9
Apigenin-6-C-glucosyl-2″-O-glucoside590.4 ± 13.9375.1 ± 05.7
Apigenin-8-C-glucoside388.3 ± 07.4195.2 ± 03.9
Apigenin-7-O-(6″-syringyl) glucosyl-8-C-arabinoside252.4 ± 06.2168.7 ± 03.6
BrownLuteolin-8-C-glucosyl-7-O-glucoside148.6 ± 08.3190.5 ± 01.1
Luteolin-6-C-glucosyl-7-O-glucoside isomer599.3 ± 32.9570.9 ± 10.0
Luteolin-8-C-glucosyl-7-O-neohesperidoside107.9 ± 09.893.3 ± 01.5
Luteolin-8-C-glucoside204.8 ± 14.4250.5 ± 19.4
Luteolin-7-O-(2″-syringyl) arabinosyl-6-C-glucoside288.2 ± 23.5332.6 ± 21.0

Ravisankar et al. [11].