Phenolic Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Malus domestica Leaves

Table 3

Content of dihydrochalcones, phenolic acids, and catechins in ethanol extracts obtained from the apple leaves of cultivars grown in Lithuania.

Compound	Content of dihydrochalcones, phenolic acids, and catechins, mg/g (expressed for absolute dry weight)^a
	Aldas	Auksis	Ligol	Lodel
Phloridzin	106.01 ± 4.23^a	108.9 ± 4.32^b	114.43 ± 4.72^c	109.51 ± 4.62^d
Phloretin	1.81 ± 0.07^a	1.52 ± 0.06^b	2.40 ± 0.09^c	1.40 ± 0.06^d
Chlorogenic acid	0.48 ± 0.02^a	1.38 ± 0.06^b	1.12 ± 0.05^c	0.86 ± 0.03^d
Caffeic acid	0.26 ± 0.02^a	0.23 ± 0.03^b	0.15 ± 0.01^c	0.14 ± 0.01^d
(+)-Catechin	0.05 ± 0.01^a	0.27 ± 0.02^b	0.09 ± 0.01^c	0.17 ± 0.01^d
(−)-Epicatechin	0.72 ± 0.02^a	0.38 ± 0.02^b	0.76 ± 0.02^c	0.39 ± 0.01^d

Values are means ± standard deviations (). The different letters indicate significant differences between the values ().