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. 2016 Jun;54(2):228–235. doi: 10.17113/ftb.54.02.16.4096

Table 2. Mass fractions of compounds (per fresh mass) studied in the fruit samples after 7 days of storage in the dark (control) or under LED light irradiation (590 nm).

Compound w/(µg/g)
Apple peel Tomato Red bell pepper
Control LED light Control LED light Control LED light
Lycopene <LOD <LOD 475.60±14.57 461.29±2.93 <LOD <LOD
α-Carotene <LOD <LOD <LOD <LOD 2.49±0.09 2.78±0.21
β-Carotene (8.18±0.08)b (10.73±0.13)a (75.64±0.46)a (69.81±0.58)b (115.98±3.15)b (152.17±0.79)a
δ-Tocopherol 14.28±2.06 13.82±0.48 <LOD <LOD 1.51±0.40 <LOD
γ-Tocopherol 4.37±0.02 4.26±0.20 (6.32±0.08)a (4.63±0.07)b (5.29±0.09)b (8.61±0.01)a
α-Tocopherol 89.25±0.88 77.93±4.85 116.45±0.00 112.21±3.79 (135.71±1.06)b (152.59±1.80)a
Neoxanthin 1.42±0.15 1.47±0.22 2.49±0.36 3.36±0.19 <LOD <LOD
Violaxanthin 4.87±0.61 5.70±0.69 4.35±0.76 4.17±0.06 20.04±1.31 22.61±1.62
Antheraxanthin <LOD <LOD <LOD <LOD 6.14±0.55 7.29±0.21
Lutein (8.59±0.08)b (9.86±0.09)a 9.47±0.02 9.24±0.08 (2.46±0.04)b (3.60±0.18)a
Chlorophyll b (18.57±0.63)b (21.91±0.14)a (3.58±0.09)a (1.23±0.74)b (8.87±0.69)a (5.96±1.10)b
Chlorophyll a (59.54±0.04)b (72.38±0.78)a 25.39±0.59 21.64±2.00 (67.53±0.19)b (78.66±1.89)a

Data are mean value±standard deviation (N=3). Mean values with different letters within each row are significantly different (p<0.05).
LED=light-emitting diode, LOD=limit of detection