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Table 1 Myricetin content in selected foods (USDA 2003)

From: Myricetin: biological activity related to human health

Food source

Myricetin content (mg/100 g)

Food source

Myricetin content (mg/100 g)

Carob fiber (Caromax)

47.74 ± 1.95

Sweet potato leaves, cooked, steamed, without salt

2.93 ± 0.28

Juice concentrate, blackberry

20.85

Cranberry sauce, canned, sweetened

2.7

Fennel, leaves, raw

19.8

Onions, red, raw

2.7 ± 0.61

Parsley, fresh (Petroselinum crispum)

14.84 ± 6.76

Broadbeans, immature seeds, raw (Vicia faba)

2.6

Carob kibbles

11.67

Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, raw (Vigna unguiculata)

2.6

Goji berry (wolfberry), dried

11.4

Cranberries, dried, sweetened

2.4

Bog whortleberries, wild, frozen

7.3 ± 4.7

Rutabagas, raw (Brassica napus var. napobrassica)

2.13 ± 2.14

Carob flour (Ceratonia) siliqua)

6.73 ± 1.12

Oregano, fresh

2.1

Cranberries, raw (Vaccinium macrocarpon)

6.63 ± 1.6

Turmeric, steamed (Curcuma longa)

2.04

Currants, european black, raw (Ribes nigrum)

6.18 ± 0.57

Cashew apple, raw

1.93 ± 0.73

Dock, raw (Rumex spp.)

5.7

Nalta jute, raw

1.93

Blueberries, rabbiteye, raw (Vaccinium spp.)

4.7 ± 1.01

Juice, black Currant

1.86 ± 0.66

Crowberries, raw

4.65 ± 0.25

Blueberries, frozen, unsweetened

1.76 ± 0.33

Juice, cranberry, raw

4.41

Garlic, raw (Allium sativum)

1.61

Sweet potato leaves, raw (Ipomoea batatas)

4.38 ± 2.9

Hartwort, leaves

1.6

Bayberries, raw

3.65 ± 0.71

Olive leaves, raw

1.43

Annual saw-thistle, leaves

3.6

Greek greens pie (prepared from wild greens)

1.4

Juice, crowberry

3.49 ± 0.03

Chard, swiss, raw (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris)

1.35 ± 0.24

Pitanga, (surinam-cherry), raw (Eugenia uniflora)

3.36 ± 1.15

Blueberries, cultivated (highbush), raw (Vaccinium spp.)

1.26 ± 0.21

Bee Pollen

3.34 ± 1.13

Peppers, hot chili, green, raw (Capsicum frutescens)

1.2