Table 1. Proximate and monosaccharide compositions of green tea (Camelia sinensis) leaf powder
Proximate composition | Content (%) | |
Moisture | 4.35±0.07 | |
Crude protein | 16.86±0.95 | |
Crude lipid | 3.05±0.10 | |
Ash | 5.79±0.07 | |
Carbohydrate | 69.94±0.94 | |
Composite monosaccharide | Content (g/100 g) | Ratio1) (%) |
Fucose | 0.50±0.01 | 1.58 |
Rhamnose | 1.11±0.01 | 3.48 |
Arabinose | 2.29±0.03 | 7.17 |
Galactose | 3.70±0.03 | 11.57 |
Glucose | 17.39±0.13 | 54.34 |
Mannose | 1.03±0.01 | 3.21 |
Xylose | 1.54±0.04 | 4.83 |
Galacturonic acid | 4.43±0.04 | 13.83 |
Percent ratio in the total composite monosaccharides.
All values are mean±SD (n=3).