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

mean RF value min max SD n # of references
 
Fruits and fruit products - Fruits - Pomes - Apple, whole, raw / Apple, whole, raw, stored refrigerated
Flavonoids
Dihydrochalcones Phloridzin 0.49 0 1.4 0.53 6 1
Flavanols (-)-Epicatechin 0.83 0.56 1.21 0.25 6 1
(+)-Catechin 0.99 0.66 1.65 0.36 6 1
Phenolic acids
Hydroxycinnamic acids 5-Caffeoylquinic acid 0.68 0.34 0.89 0.19 6 1
mean RF value min max SD n # of references
 
Fruits and fruit products - Fruits - Pomes - Apple, whole, raw / Apple, whole, raw, stored refrigerated
Polyphenols, total
Polyphenols, total Polyphenols, total 1.1 0.68 1.39 0.2 10 2