Calculated Mean Content Values
  
    
      | Units | Average | Min | Max | Standard Deviation | 
  
  
    
      | mg/100 g FW | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 
    
      | mol/100 g | 1.80e-07 | 1.11e-07 | 2.50e-07 | 9.81e-08 | 
    
  
  Values calculated by aggregating data from 2 
  different samples
   from 
  2 unique 
  publications.
  
Aglycone Mean Content Values
  
    
      | Aglycone | Units | Average | Min | Max | Standard Deviation | 
  
  
      
        | Lariciresinol | mg/100 g FW | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 
      
        | mol/100 g | 1.80e-07 | 1.11e-07 | 2.50e-07 | 9.81e-08 | 
 
  
Original Content Values Used to Produce Means
  
    Penalvo J.L., Haajanen K.M., Botting N., Adlercreutz H. (2005) Quantification of lignans in food using isotope dilution gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 53:9342-9347 PubMed (16302745)  
    
      
        
        
        
        
      
       
      
        
          | Original Content Value | Original Food Description | Commercial Origin | # of Samples Analyzed | 
      
      
        
          | 0.04 mg/100 g FW | Asparagus - Asparagus officinalis L. | no | 1 | 
      
    
   
  
    Penalvo J.L., Adlercreutz H., Uehara M., Ristimaki A., Watanabe S. (2008) Lignan content of selected foods from Japan. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 56:401-09 PubMed (18163563)  
    
      
        
        
        
        
      
       
      
        
          | Original Content Value | Original Food Description | Commercial Origin | # of Samples Analyzed | 
      
      
        
          | 0.09 mg/100 g FW | Asparagus, raw, cutting 2cm | no | 1 |