Table 1 Lignan content (μg/100 g wet basis) of foods

Food Total μg per 100 g Seco Mat Lar Pino Med Syr Reference
Sesame seed 39,348 66 481 9470 29331 * Milder et al., 2005
Flax seed 301,129 294210 553 3041 3324 Milder et al., 2005
Wheat 539 35 3 62 37 30 372 Adlercreutz and Mazur, 1997
Rye 1,891 38 27 324 381 127 973 Kuhnle et al., 2009, Penalvo et al., 2008
Asparagus 1,034 743 14 92 122 3 58 Penalvo et al., 2008
Grapes 126 32 37 28 8 21 Kuhnle et al., 2009, Penalvo et al., 2008
Kiwi 147 116 10 8 5 8 Kuhnle et al., 2009, Penalvo et al., 2008
Lemon 335 4 25 185 64 57 Kuhnle et al., 2009, Penalvo et al., 2008
Oranges 122 11 19 9 6 77 Kuhnle et al., 2009, Penalvo et al., 2008
Pineapple 172 7 10 67 4 3 81 Kuhnle et al., 2009, Penalvo et al., 2008
Wine(Italy, red) 1,378 1,280 98 Kuhnle et al., 2009, Penalvo et al., 2008
Coffee 18.7∼31.3 9.4∼16.1 0.0∼0.7 9.0∼13.1 0.4∼1.5 Milder et al., 2005
Tea, black 63.6∼77.1 Milder et al., 2005
* blanks indicate no data available at this time for these compounds on this item.
Seco: secoisolariciresinol, Mat: matairesinol, Lar: lariciresinol, Pino: pinoresinol, Med: medioresinol, Syr: syringaresinol, all as aglycones.