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

mean RF value min max SD n # of references
 
Flavonoids - Flavonols - Quercetin
Vegetables
Cabbages Cauliflower, raw 0.7 0.7 0.7 0 1 1
Kale, raw 0.26 0.26 0.26 0 1 1
Broccoli, raw 0.22 0 0.53 0.23 3 2
Fruit vegetables Tomato, whole, raw 0.69 0.14 1.24 0.55 2 2
Onion-family vegetables Onion [White], raw 0.22 0.22 0.22 0 1 1
Onion [Unknown color], raw 0.44 0.42 0.46 0.016 3 1
Root vegetables Carrot, raw 0.37 0.37 0.37 0 1 1
Shoot vegetables Asparagus, raw 48.24 29.33 70.6 15.95 4 1