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

mean RF value min max SD n # of references
 
Vegetables - Cabbages - Cauliflower, raw / Cauliflower, steamed
Flavonoids
Flavanones Naringenin 1.17 1.17 1.17 0 1 1
Flavones Luteolin 1.32 1.32 1.32 0 1 1
Flavonols Kaempferol 0.66 0.66 0.66 0 1 1
Quercetin 1.5 1.5 1.5 0 1 1
Quercetin 3-O-rutinoside 0.76 0.76 0.76 0 1 1
Phenolic acids
Hydroxycinnamic acids Caffeic acid 1.04 1.04 1.04 0 1 1
Ferulic acid 0.93 0.93 0.93 0 1 1
Sinapic acid 0.62 0.62 0.62 0 1 1
5-Caffeoylquinic acid 1.84 1.84 1.84 0 1 1
p-Coumaric acid 1.02 1.02 1.02 0 1 1