Table 2 Bioactive compound content (mg 100 g⁻¹ DW) (± SD) in Broccoli sprouts after different elicitor treatments

79.25 ± 16.75 ab

96.81 ± 19.03 a

99.32 ± 14.80 a

30.85 ± 3.65 c

61.44 ± 4.17 b

7.59 ± 2.66 b

17.27 ± 3.17 a

5.64 ± 0.44 b

2.07 ± 0.58 c

19.30 ± 6.81 a

10.90 ± 3.00 b

7.95 ± 1.26 b

17.63 ± 5.55 a

3.82 ± 1.85 c

9.36 ± 2.07 b

24.48 ± 4.33 a

16.95 ± 2.78 b

26.44 ± 4.41 a

10.97 ± 1.90 c

13.66 ± 6.56 bc

34.60 ± 5.68 b

71.22 ± 13.93 a

20.59 ± 5.06 c

32.71 ± 10.15 bc

56.65 ± 5.93 ab

11.43 ± 3.40 b

181.10 ± 55.68 a

213.69 ± 55.27 a

258.94 ± 36.88 a

214.61 ± 61.66 a

168.25 ± 16.21 b

387.81 ± 67.08 a

383.31 ± 56.82 a

338.11 ± 45.61 a

372.53 ± 59.88 a

1.35 ± 0.64 ab

1.75 ± 0.46 a

1.54 ± 0.45 ab

1.05 ± 0.38 ab

0.49 ± 0.27 b

1.81 ± 0.45 ab

2.85 ± 0.79 a

1.79 ± 0.78 ab

2.15 ± 0.76 a

1.28 ± 0.71 b

0.37 ± 0.15 a

0.43 ± 0.13 a

0.37 ± 0.13 a

0.37 ± 0.03 a

0.24 ± 0.02 a

1.29 ± 0.37 a

1.09 ± 0.14 a

1.19 ± 0.67 a

1.26 ± 0.40 a

0.13 ± 0.03 b

3.56 ± 0.91 ab

3.67 ± 0.91 ab

4.79 ± 0.73 a

3.48 ± 0.93 ab

2.11 ± 0.91 b

0.70 ± 0.10 b

0.74 ± 0.12 b

3.06 ± 0.89 a

0.68 ± 0.21 b

0.55 ± 0.21 b

0.69 ± 0.20 c

3.42 ± 0.22 a

0.21 ± 0.03 c

2.76 ± 0.89 a

1.21 ± 0.38 b

1.42 ± 0.30 b

2.60 ± 0.78 a

1.45 ± 0.44 b

1.77 ± 0.21 ab

2.08 ± 0.37 a

11.19 ± 3.52 ab

16.56 ± 2.33 a

14.40 ± 3.29 ab

13.51 ± 3.54 ab

8.08 ± 2.85 b