Table 5. Pearson’s correlation between extractive and phenolics content of Acacia hybrid

Phenolic	Pearson correlation
	Bottom			Middle			Top
	Extractive (M)	TPC (M)	TFC (M)	Extractive (M)	TPC (M)	TFC (M)	Extractive (M)	TPC (M)	TFC (M)
TPC (M)	–0.82*			0.28			0.12
TFC (M)	0.25	–0.09		0.27	–0.17		–0.46	0.76
TVC (M)	0.69	–0.88*	0.12	0.85*	0.51	0.30	–0.45	0.74	0.95**

Phenolic	Extractive (W)	TPC (W)	TFC (W)	Extractive (W)	TPC (W)	TFC (W)	Extractive (W)	TPC (W)	TFC (W)
TPC (W)	–0.88*			0.64			0.62
TFC (W)	0.76	0.89*		0.77	0.74		0.15	0.50
TVC (W)	0.18	–0.40	–0.72	–0.24	0.49	–0.06	0.28	0.90*	0.62

indicated a statistically significant correlation at p < 0.05;
indicated a statistically significant correlation at p < 0.01.
M: methanol, TPC: total phenolic content, TFC: total flavonoid content, TVC: total flavanol content, W: hot water.