Table 6. Qualitative and quantification of phenolic acid using HPLC in 100% ethanol extracts from apple flowers with the different drying conditions (320 nm)

Drying conditions Sample flower name Caffeic acid2) p-Coumaric acid Ferulic acid Sinapic acid Salicylic acid SUM
Hot air drying (HD) ‘Hongno’1) 4.73) 1.3 3.4 4.2 31.8 45.4
‘Aori’ 3.5 21.8 4.6 3.4 20.9 54.2
‘Fuji’ - 1.7 2.8 3.5 8.3 16.3
‘Jonathan’ - - 1.7 4.9 - 6.6
‘Myanmar’ - 1.4 2.7 4.0 - 8.1
Freeze drying (FD) ‘Hongno’ 5.6 3.3 1.3 1.5 123.1 134.8
‘Aori’ 82.0 5.6 1.1 1.3 151.9 241.9
‘Fuji’ 1.4 2.5 - - 167.4 171.3
‘Jonathan’ 3.7 5.5 - - 129.8 139
‘Myanmar’ 1.6 3.1 - - 136.0 140.7
Each sample concentration was 2 mg/mL.
Each sample standard was 0.2-200 mg/kg.
Units was mg/kg.