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 Kale, blanched, frozen 0.88 0.86 0.9 0.02 2 1
Kale, boiled, frozen 0.91 0.9 0.92 0.01 2 1