[Retracted] Ellagic Acid: A Review on Its Natural Sources, Chemical Stability, and Therapeutic Potential

Table 1

The content of ellagic acid in fruits and seeds of various food plants (taking into account the total level of ellagic acid after hydrolysis of ellagitannins).

Plant species	Common name	EA content (mg/kg)	References
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K.Koch	Pecan	330^a	[135]
Castanea sativa Mill.	Sweet chestnut	340-500^a (leaf); 1410-3210^a (bur); 240-900^a (outer shell); 800-1370^a (inner shell)	[149]
Fragaria × ananassa (Weston) Duchesne ex Rozier	Strawberry	630^a; 683–853^b	[135, 145]
Hippophae rhamnoides L.	Sea buckthorn	10^b	[145]
Juglans nigra L.	Black walnut	590^a	[135]
Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh	Camu-camu	258.5^a (pulp); 5657^a (flour)	[139]
Psidium guajava L.	Guava	57.2–306^a	[150]
Punica granatum L.	Pomegranate	700^a (arils); 38700^a (mesocarp)	[140]
Rosa rugosa Thunb.	Rose hip	1096^b	[145]
Rubus arcticus L.	Arctic bramble (arctic raspberry)	3900^b	[151]
Rubus chamaemorus L.	Cloudberry	3151^b	[145]
Rubus idaeus L.	Raspberry	1500^a; 2637–3309^b	[135, 145]
Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schltdl.	Blackberry	1500^a	[135]
Rubus ursinus × Rubus idaeus	Boysenberry	4960^a; 1684^a	[125, 148]
Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell	Gubinge (Kakadu plum)	8796^a	[125]
Vaccinium spp.	Cranberry	120^a	[135]
Vitis rotundifolia Michx.	Muscadine grape	360–912^b	[12]

^aDry weight base. ^bFresh weight base.