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).