Table 1 Curcuminoids and essential oil contents in different varieties of turmeric grown in Korea (mg/kg d.w., Values are mean ± SD, n = 3)

Var 2

3313.1 ± 19.6

397.8 ± 2.5

114.1 ± 0.7

3825.0 ± 22.7

393.1

Var 4

3225.9 ± 69.5

387.5 ± 7.1

104.4 ± 2.1

3717.8 ± 78.6

52.9

Var 7

102.9 ± 1.6

37.0 ± 0.1

–

140.0 ± 1.7

–

Var 10

30.6 ± 0.7

23.3 ± 0.4

–

53.9 ± 1.0

–

Var 12

3118.1 ± 46.3

357.2 ± 5.2

100.2 ± 1.2

3575.5 ± 52.6

250.0

Var 13

–

–

–

–

–

Var 14

91.7 ± 2.6

64.2 ± 1.8

–

155.9 ± 4.3

–

Var 17

35.3 ± 0.1

20.1 ± 0.1

–

55.4 ± 0.3

–

Var 20

3643.6 ± 30.4

437.7 ± 5.5

124.0 ± 1.7

4205.4 ± 37.6

630.1

K134723

3174.9 ± 113.6

399.6 ± 13.5

120.7 ± 4.6

3695.2 ± 131.7

227.6

K134786

3294.0 ± 75.6

426.3 ± 8.5

120.6 ± 3.3

3840.9 ± 87.6

364.6

K134857

4347.1 ± 25.8v

515.9 ± 3.1

160.8 ± 1.9

5023.7 ± 30.9

696.6

K134897

4137.8 ± 89.9

550.1 ± 13.0

148.9 ± 3.6

4836.8 ± 106.6

676.4

K134956

281.2 ± 2.0

186.9 ± 1.4

–

468.1 ± 3.4

–

K134957

3297.8 ± 46.1v

406.1 ± 4.4

118.1 ± 1.7

3822.0 ± 52.1

472.9

K135741

3177.5 ± 106.7

376.9 ± 10.4

96.6 ± 3.2

3651.0 ± 120.3

389.5

K145023

4669.7 ± 89.3

565.4 ± 9.6

161.0 ± 2.9

5396.0 ± 101.8

649.3

KNP050602

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