Table 4.

Total carotenoids, lycopene and total chlorophylls contents of untreated (CTRL) and heat-treated (HT) red fresh vegetables smoothies (R1 and R2) stored at 5 and 20 °C (n = 5 ± SD)

Days of storage		R1			R2
		Total carotenoids (mg kg−1 fw)	Lycopene (mg kg−1 fw)	Total chlorophylls (mg kg−1 fw)	Total carotenoids (mg kg−1 fw)	Lycopene (mg kg−1 fw)	Total chlorophylls (mg kg−1 fw)
0	CTRL5C	$52.5\pm {3.2}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$24.8\pm {1.3}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$26.8\pm {4.9}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$65.2\pm {3.9}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$17.0\pm {1.6}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$27.4\pm {2.3}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{A}}$
	HT5C	$57.0\pm {3.0}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$24.4\pm {1.1}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$32.9\pm {3.4}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$61.5\pm {1.8}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$17.0\pm {3.6}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}\mathrm{d}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$30.0\pm {1.9}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$
	HT20C	$57.0\pm {3.0}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$24.4\pm {1.1}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$32.9\pm {3.4}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$61.5\pm {1.8}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$17.0\pm {3.6}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$30.0\pm {1.9}_{\mathrm{a}\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{A}}$
7	CTRL5C	$52.2\pm {3.5}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$21.5\pm {2.7}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$31.8\pm {2.3}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$56.6\pm {1.9}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$18.5\pm {1.2}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{AB}}$	$27.1\pm {1.3}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{B}}$
	HT5C	$57.4\pm {2.3}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$18.0\pm {1.5}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{AB}}$	$29.7\pm {1.3}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$68.1\pm {4.1}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$17.1\pm {2.4}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}\mathrm{d}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$29.2\pm {0.6}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{AB}}$
	HT20C	$54.5\pm {2.6}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$14.0\pm {2.3}_{\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$28.9\pm {2.5}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$55.1\pm {2.5}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$22.5\pm {1.7}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$30.9\pm {1.2}_{\mathrm{a}\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{A}}$
14	CTRL5C	$49.7\pm {4.6}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$19.3\pm {1.4}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{AB}}$	$27.9\pm {0.6}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$55.4\pm {5.5}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$19.4\pm {1.5}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{AB}}$	$24.6\pm {1.2}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{B}}$
	HT5C	$41.0\pm {2.8}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$21.9\pm {0.9}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$30.3\pm {1.1}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$45.6\pm {1.7}_{\mathrm{d}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$16.1\pm {0.2}_{\mathrm{cd}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$26.6\pm {1.4}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{B}}$
	HT20C	$62.1\pm {4.1}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$17.1\pm {2.8}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$29.1\pm {0.3}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{AB}}$	$64.4\pm {3.3}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$22.7\pm {1.9}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$34.2\pm {1.4}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$
21	CTRL5C	$45.9\pm {2.7}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$19.8\pm {2.3}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$29.2\pm {1.9}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$54.9\pm {1.4}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$23.1\pm {1.8}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$29.0\pm {1.9}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{B}}$
	HT5C	$44.8\pm {3.0}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$26.9\pm {3.6}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$30.8\pm {1.6}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$52.6\pm {2.4}_{\mathrm{cd}}^{\mathrm{AB}}$	$13.4\pm {1.2}_{\mathrm{d}}^{\mathrm{C}}$	$26.8\pm {1.0}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{B}}$
	HT20C	$35.4\pm {4.2}_{\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$17.6\pm {0.3}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$27.0\pm {1.7}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$47.9\pm {2.9}_{\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$17.3\pm {1.1}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$34.9\pm {3.0}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$
28	CTRL5C	$59.2\pm {4.8}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$21.3\pm {2.4}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$27.2\pm {1.2}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$56.8\pm {4.6}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$19.1\pm {1.7}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$25.6\pm {2.1}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{A}}$
	HT5C	$45.9\pm {2.5}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$13.5\pm {1.9}_{\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$30.1\pm {0.7}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$53.6\pm {1.8}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}\mathrm{d}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$19.6\pm {2.8}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$28.2\pm {1.2}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$
	HT20C	$35.2\pm {2.2}_{\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$13.6\pm {1.6}_{\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$30.1\pm {0.9}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$54.1\pm {1.0}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$16.2\pm {2.0}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$28.7\pm {3.3}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{A}}$
35	HT5C	$42.9\pm {2.2}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$22.4\pm {3.8}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$32.5\pm {2.6}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$51.8\pm {4.5}_{\mathrm{cd}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$22.9\pm {1.0}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$29.4\pm {2.1}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$
	HT20C	$37.6\pm {4.3}_{\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$14.5\pm {2.3}_{\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$26.0\pm {3.1}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$54.8\pm {3.2}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$17.7\pm {2.2}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$30.0\pm {1.3}_{\mathrm{a}\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{A}}$
40	HT5C	$43.6\pm {4.0}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$17.6\pm {2.7}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$27.9\pm {3.4}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$48.7\pm {2.2}_{\mathrm{cd}}^{\mathrm{B}}$	$17.3\pm {3.0}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}\mathrm{d}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$30.7\pm {0.5}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$
	HT20C	$50.4\pm {2.7}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$20.8\pm {2.7}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$31.6\pm {2.0}_{\mathrm{a},\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$55.2\pm {3.3}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$18.7\pm {2.2}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{A}}$	$26.5\pm {1.8}_{\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{B}}$
49	HT5C	$40.2\pm {2.9}_{\mathrm{b}}^{-}$	$17.7\pm {3.3}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}}^{-}$	$26.3\pm {1.8}_{\mathrm{b}}^{-}$	$50.7\pm {1.9}_{\mathrm{cd}}^{-}$	$26.8\pm {0.5}_{\mathrm{a}}^{-}$	$31.6\pm {2.4}_{\mathrm{a}}^{-}$
58	HT5C	$46.9\pm {4.8}_{\mathrm{b}}^{-}$	$26.1\pm {1.6}_{\mathrm{a}}^{-}$	$27.2\pm {2.1}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{-}$	$55.5\pm {3.5}_{\mathrm{b}\mathrm{c}}^{\mathrm{AB}}$	$25.8\pm {1.0}_{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{AB}}$	$29.3\pm {1.1}_{\mathrm{ab}}^{\mathrm{AB}}$

Different capital letters denote significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) among treatments for the same sampling day and smoothie. Different lowercase letters denote significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) among sampling days for the same treatment and smoothie