Retention factor (RF) = (Content After Processing / Content Before Processing) * Yield factor

mean RF value min max SD n # of references
 
Vegetables - Root vegetables - Carrot, raw / Carrot, steamed
Flavonoids
Flavanones Naringenin 0.53 0.53 0.53 0 1 1
Flavones Luteolin 0.71 0.71 0.71 0 1 1
Flavonols Kaempferol 0.75 0.75 0.75 0 1 1
Quercetin 0.88 0.88 0.88 0 1 1
Quercetin 3-O-rutinoside 0.32 0.32 0.32 0 1 1
Phenolic acids
Hydroxycinnamic acids Caffeic acid 0.9 0.23 1.56 0.67 2 2
Ferulic acid 0.83 0.83 0.83 0 1 1
Sinapic acid 2.48 2.48 2.48 0 1 1
p-Coumaric acid 2.77 1.05 4.49 1.72 2 2
5-Caffeoylquinic acid 0.42 0.04 0.81 0.39 2 2