. 2024 Feb 9;29(4):807. doi: 10.3390/molecules29040807

Table 3.

The carotenoid content * (µg/g DW) in the kernels and flakes of twelve popcorn hybrids after microwave popping.

Hybrid	Lutein + Zeaxanthin			β-Carotene
Hybrid	Kernels	Flakes	% Change	Kernels	Flakes	% Change
H1	24.90 ± 0.43 ⁱ	13.43 ± 0.04 ^k	−46.04	1.03 ± 0.02 ⁱ	1.26 ± 0.03 ^g	22.11
H2	45.14 ± 0.67 ^b	13.24 ± 0.04 ^kl	−70.67	1.74 ± 0.03 ^c	2.05 ± 0.06 ^b	17.68
H3	26.28 ± 0.62 ^h	14.22 ± 0.13 ^k	−45.91	0.72 ± 0.03 ^l	0.51 ± 0.01 ^m	−29.21
H4	32.58 ± 1.62 ^f	11.15 ± 0.01 ^m	−65.77	0.85 ± 0.05 ^k	1.64 ± 0.04 ^d	92.07
H5	31.54 ± 1.73 ^f	12.14 ± 0.03 ^lm	−61.51	1.14 ± 0.07 ^h	1.14 ± 0.03 ^h	0.68
H6	28.06 ± 0.15 ^g	14.22 ± 0.07 ^jk	−49.32	1.05 ± 0.01 ⁱ	0.87 ± 0.02 ^k	−16.38
H7	50.87 ± 0.61 ^a	12.08 ± 0.03 ^lm	−76.25	1.42 ± 0.02 ^ef	2.48 ± 0.07 ^a	74.23
H8	40.57 ± 0.74 ^d	14.12 ± 0.18 ^k	−65.19	1.02 ± 0.02 ^ij	0.82 ± 0.02 ^k	−19.45
H9	34.72 ± 0.06 ^e	14.27 ± 0.04 ^jk	−58.91	1.98 ± 0.01 ^b	1.57 ± 0.04 ^d	−20.67
H10	43.24 ± 0.23 ^c	13.35 ± 0.03 ^k	−69.12	1.36 ± 0.01 ^f	0.96 ± 0.02 ^j	−29.76
H11	43.64 ± 0.12 ^c	15.40 ± 0.05 ^j	−64.72	1.46 ± 0.04 ^e	1.00 ± 0.02 ^ij	−31.39
H12	35.72 ± 0.09 ^e	28.86 ± 0.27 ^g	−19.19	1.15 ± 0.05 ^h	1.20 ± 0.03 ^gh	4.67
Average	36.44 ± 8.25	14.71 ± 4.61	−57.72	1.24 ± 0.37	1.29 ± 0.56	35.24
Average	36.44 ± 8.25	14.71 ± 4.61	−57.72	1.24 ± 0.37	1.29 ± 0.56	−24.48

* Contents are expressed as mean values (n = 3) ± standard deviation (SD); means followed by a different letter within the same row are significantly different based on Fisher’s least significant difference test at a α = 0.05 level.