Estimation of Some Phytochemical Compounds and Antioxidant Properties of Leaves from Different Mulberry Varieties Grown in Syria

Table 1

Mulberry leaves’ chemical compositions.

Chemical compositions	Morus nigra	Morus nigra sp	Morus rubra	Morus alba
Moisture (FW%)	65.61 ± 0.42^b	61.84 ± 0.41^a	71.17 ± 0.15^d	68 ± 0.63^c
Moisture (DW%)	5.05 ± 0.04^b	2.66 ± 0.23^a	3.48 ± 0.47^a	6.33 ± 0.66^b
Total ash (%)	12.87 ± 0.1^a	16.50 ± 0.01^b	17.61 ± 0.23^c	17.52 ± 0.02^c
Crude protein (%)	20.69 ± 0.27^d	19.04 ± 0.05^b	17.84 ± 0.06^a	19.64 ± 0.05^c
Crude fat (%)	7.34 ± 0.01^b	9.68 ± 0.17^d	8.56 ± 0.09^c	3.82 ± 0.04^a
Total soluble carbohydrate (%)	1.77 ± 0.28^a	2 ± 0.06^a	3.34 ± 0.41^b	3.57 ± 0.26^b

Note: FW: fresh weight, DW: dry weight. Each value represents the mean ± standard deviation of three dry weight (DW) determinations. The average in rows marked by different letters varies significantly .