Estimation of Total Quercetin and Rutin Content in Malus domestica of Nepalese Origin by HPLC Method and Determination of Their Antioxidative Activity

Table 8

Total rutin and quercetin content of peel, leaf, and bark of different M. domestica cultivars.

Sample	Peel (mg/100 g dry wt.)		Leaf (mg/100 g dry wt.)		Bark (mg/100 g dry wt.)
	Rutin	Quercetin	Rutin	Quercetin	Rutin	Quercetin
Red Jumla	3.69 ± 0.34^aa	2.96 ± 0.13^aa	53.21 ± 1.82^ab	20.75 ± 0.44^ab	289.24 ± 3.13^ac	72.93 ± 1.33^ac
Royal Jumla	5.28 ± 0.78^aa	5.30 ± 0.67^ba	32.29 ± 1.14^bb	12.16 ± 0.49^bb	182.10 ± 2.53^bc	136.64 ± 0.85^bc
Golden Jumla	5.40 ± 0.9^aa	3.76 ± 0.54^aba	47.80 ± 1.43^ab	21.11 ± 0.58^ab	166.28 ± 1.34^cc	133.91 ± 0.79^bcc
Jonathan Jumla	13.10 ± 0.54^ba	8.98 ± 0.23^ca	48.84 ± 2.01^ab	10.25 ± 0.72^bca	374.50 ± 2.35^dc	115.14 ± 0.64^dc
Chocolate Jumla	5.24 ± 0.98^aa	5.68 ± 0.33^bda	52.89 ± 2.57^ab	11.33 ± 0.98^bcdb	262.62 ± 2.07^ec	171.05 ± 0.95^ec
Red Mustang	16.30 ± 2.12^bca	6.33 ± 0.75^bea	67.56 ± 1.12^cb	11.33 ± 0.34^bcdeb	122.92 ± 1.94^fc	77.63 ± 1.79^fc
Royal Mustang	12.68 ± 1.59^bcda	9.68 ± 0.36^cfa	80.23 ± 0.88^db	13.75 ± 0.46^bfb	63.85 ± 1.91^gc	56.47 ± 1.13^gc
Golden Mustang	11.57 ± 0.79^bdea	11.16 ± 0.99^fga	106.99 ± 1.32^eb	9.33 ± 0.84^cdega	185.41 ± 0.95^bhc	113.19 ± 0.97^dhc
Richard Mustang	3.59 ± 1.34^aa	2.66 ± 0.77^aa	69.03 ± 2.22^cfb	13.11 ± 0.54^bdefhb	103.93 ± 2.75^ic	72.72 ± 0.06^ac

Note. All the tests were done in triplicate. Different superscript letters within the same column indicate significant differences () among cultivars. Different subscript letters within the same row indicate significant differences () between peel, leaf, and bark.