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. 2023 Mar 31;9(4):e14964. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14964

Table 6.

Mean comparison treatment for photosynthetic pigments, vitamin c, and soluble carbohydrates under five sprout treatments (wheat, barley, mung bean, soybean, alfalfa).

Chlorophyll a Chlorophyll b Chlorophyll Total Carotenoid Vitamin C Soluble Carbohydrates
treatment mg/grfw−1 mg/grfw−1 mg/grfw−1 mg/grfw−1 mg/grfw−1 mg/grfw−1
wheat 0.70b 0.065c 0.767b 0.048c 2.64d 109.22a

sprout
barley 0.75a 0.085a 0.835a 0.66a 2.95c 105.44a
mung bean 0.53d 0.064c 0.595d 0.054b 6.57a 92.88c
soybean 0.60c 0.073b 0.676c 0.044c 6.47a 98.00b
alfalfa 0.62c 0.071b 0.673c 0.0484c 5.56b 108.00a