Table 2 Proximate component, extraction yield (%) and crude saponin contents of cultivated wild Panax ginseng

Moisture content (%) Crude fat (%) Crude protein (%) Ash (%) Extration yield (%) Crude saponin content (mg/g dried ginseng)
3 years 78.04±2.26a1) 0.83±0.14b 8.77±0.14b 5.04±1.43a 38.29±0.17c 78.57±3.25a
5 years 74.47±1.43ab 0.85±0.12b 9.58±3.12b 5.14±1.42a 52.56±0.63a 75.72±0.17a
7 years 71.58±0.98b 1.36±0.28a 11.66±1.51a 5.92±0.99a 47.67±0.68b 65.50±3.92b
Values with the same letter in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05).