Table 4.

Carotenoid content in elderberry flowers.

Variety	β-Carotene [μg/g dm]	Lutein [μg/g dm]	Lycopene [μg/g dm]	Pheophytin A [μg/g dm]
Albida	9.34 ± 0.83 d	1.02 ± 0.08 f	0.15 ± 0.01 g	0
Bohatka	9.95 ± 0.74 d	1.64 ± 0.09 e	1.02 ± 0.09 c,d	0.55 ± 0.06 c
Haschberg	3.09 ± 0.26 e	1.72 ± 0.16 e	0.21 ± 0.07 f	0
Sambo	14.58 ± 1.16 b	3.15 ± 0.31 b	2.45 ± 1.52 a	1.61 ± 0.76 a
Samdal	16.05 ± 0.52 a	4.44 ± 0.26 a	1.19 ± 0.09 c	0.51 ± 0.05 c
Weihenstephan	12.90 ± 0.56 c	2.37 ± 0.21 d	1.67 ± 0.98 b	0.75 ± 0.09 b
Wild elderberry	12.54 ± 0.98 c	2.78 ± 0.13 c	0.59 ± 0.09 e	0

Values are means ± standard deviation, n = 3; in columns mean values with different letters are significantly different at p < 0.05.