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Pericarp thickness was positively correlated with polyphenol content.
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e0“A positive correlation, however, was observed between pericarp thickness and polyphenol content (r > 0.64).”
Title
Phenolic compounds and kernel characteristics of Zimbabwean sorghums
Trust Beta; Lloyd W Rooney; Lillian T Marovatsanga; et al. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 1999. doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(19990515)79:7<1003::aid-jsfa317>3.3.co;2-6
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation DC-75, Mutode and Chirmaugute had the highest condensed tannin levels.
- Observation Chibonda polyphenols were mostly unextractable in methanol.
- Observation Thirteen varieties had no significant polyphenol levels.
- Association Phenolic acid content was related to pericarp colour.
- Observation Katandanzara and SV1 had relatively corneous endosperms with less than 30% floury tissue.
- Observation Mutode, Chibonda and DC-75 had pericarps thicker than 0.060 mm.
- Association Endosperm texture was not correlated with phenolic compounds.
- Observation The studied Zimbabwean sorghums lacked the combined high polyphenol, hard endosperm and thin pericarp profile.
- Recommendation The authors call for methods to process available polyphenol-rich sorghums.