Table 4. Total flavonoid content in 100% ethanol extracts from apple flowers with the different drying conditions

Drying conditions Sample flower names Total flavonoid content (mg QE/g)
Hot air drying (HD) ‘Hongno’1) 33.4±0.62)
‘Aori’ 57.6±1
‘Fuji’ 25.8±0.8
‘Jonathan’ 20.8±0.2
‘Myanmar’ 18.0±0.7
Freeze drying (FD) ‘Hongno’ 75.3±1.3
‘Aori’ 123.8±1.4
‘Fuji’ 63.2±1.6
‘Jonathan’ 86.7±1
‘Myanmar’ 65.3±0.4
Each sample concentration was 2.0 mg/mL.
Values are mean±SD (n=3).