Table 3. The contents of antioxidant and functional components of Panax ginseng sprout (PGS)

Samples	Chlorophyll a	Chlorophyll b	Total chlorophyll (a+b)	Total carotenoid	Total saponin (mg/g)	Total polyphenol (mg GAE⁴⁾) /100 g sample)	Total flavonoid (mg CHE⁵⁾) /100 g sample)	ABTS free radical scavenging activity (5,000 μg/mL) (%)
Samples	(mg/gFW)				Total saponin (mg/g)	Total polyphenol (mg GAE⁴⁾) /100 g sample)	Total flavonoid (mg CHE⁵⁾) /100 g sample)	ABTS free radical scavenging activity (5,000 μg/mL) (%)
CON¹⁾	-	-	-	-	7.04±0.77^c	979.55±226.58^c	1,760.00±35.00^c	27.83^d
CGS²⁾	22.51±0.29⁶⁾^a	13.22±2.20^b	35.81±2.32^b	4.78±0.08^a	8.65±0.27^c	2,126.21±285.66^b	4,911.67±300.22^b	51.83^c
TGS³⁾1	19.31±0.23^b	7.17±0.17^c	26.53±0.31^c	4.71±0.01^a	8.67±0.01^c	2,036.82±512.96^b	5,378.33±166.00^b	56.57^b
TGS2	20.12±0.59^b	8.81±1.64^c	29.00±1.16^c	4.84±0.06^a	8.19±0.69^c	2,130.46±321.96^b	5,315.00±115.33^b	55.10^b
TGS3	19.37±0.61^b	8.51±1.20^c	27.94±1.80^c	5.01±0.70^a	11.68±3.83^b	2,219.09±400.83^b	5,416.66±29.30^b	56.50^b
TGS4	22.95±0.72^a	18.28±1.73^a	41.32±1.01^a	3.65±0.52^b	16.75±0.01^a	3,011.36±97.24^a	8,703.33±929.57^a	68.06^a
F-value	33.466^***	26.116^***	53.036^***	5.798^*	14.573^***	11.309^***	87.613^***	471.680^***

CON, initial ginseng seed.
CGS, control ginseng sprout.
TGS, treated ginseng sprout.
GAE, gallic acid equivalent.
CHE, (+)-catechin hydrate equivalent.
Values are mean±SD. Different letters within a column are significantly different (p<0.05).
^*p<0.05, ^***p<0.000.