Table 3. Contents of α- + β-carotenes, β-cryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin, lutein, α-tocopherol, α-tocotrienol, β-tocopherol, β-tocopherol, zinc, calcium, and iron in donor (ID388) and host (L118) parents and in 28 interspecific introgression lines.

Compound or Microelement, mg/kg	Average Value		P Value of Difference Between Parents	No. of Interspecific Introgression Lines (of 28) with Contents Significantlya Greater Than the Best Parent
	L118	ID388
α- + β-carotenes	0.209	0.220	> 0.05	17
β-cryptoxanthin	0.046	0.026	≤ 0.001	6
Lutein	4.039	4.452	≤ 0.05	16
Zeaxanthin	0.182	0.384	≤ 0.001	0
α-tocopherol	8.372	13.286	≤ 0.001	0
α-tocotrienol	8.556	16.406	≤ 0.001	0
β-tocopherol	3.000	4.513	≤ 0.01	0
β-tocotrienol	32.566	38.129	≤ 0.01	3
Zn	0.730	2.235	≤ 0.001	1
Fe	0.470	0.505	≤ 0.05	0
Ca	2.555	3.710	≤ 0.01	0

^aBased on t-test; see the section Materials and Methods.