Table 2. Free sugar contents in garlic sprouts according to parts and growth period (mg/100 g)

Components General garlic bulb 20th day 25th day
SA1) SL SB SR SA SL SB SR
Fructose 54.00±0.862)A3) 165.95±3.21aA 124.83±0.29bA 110.40±6.84bcA 62.42±0.90deA 111.85±7.75bcA 84.40±3.95cdA 50.09±1.39deA 43.50±0.90eA
Glucose 12.31±1.23B 26.58±0.37eB 112.15±2.95aB 26.05±1.19eB 56.50±2.19cB 19.60±0.59fB 70.53±2.98bB 22.27±0.70fB 43.47±0.81dA
Sucrose 12.77±0.56B 5.45±0.16cD 7.09±0.38bD 5.40±0.17cC 10.51±0.93aD 5.72±0.79cC 9.70±1.28aC 5.23±0.11cD 10.71±1.14aD
Maltose 11.81±0.41B 13.88±0.53bcC 21.19±1.48aC 9.92±0.40eC 15.08±1.22bC 11.89±0.23dC 12.79±1.70cdC 9.33±0.81eC 13.88±1.17bcC
Total 90.89 232.86 265.26 151.77 144.51 174.06 177.42 86.92 111.56
SA, garlic sprouted all; SL, garlic sprouted leaf; SB, garlic sprouted bulb; SR, garlic sprouted root.
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means with different superscript letters in the same row are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test (a>b>c>d>e>f).
Means with different superscript letters in the same column are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test (A>B>C>D).