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. 2018 May 5;24(4):617–629. doi: 10.1007/s12298-018-0541-4

Table 1.

Primary metabolites, secondary metabolites (mg g−1 d wt) and antioxidant molecules (µg g−1 d wt) of five quinoa genotypes

Genotype Primary metabolites (mg g−1 d wt) Secondary metabolites (mg g−1 d wt) Antioxidants (µg g−1 d wt)
Total proteins Amino acids Total lipids Alkaloids Phenolics Saponins Tannins Flavonoids β-carotene Lycopene
kvl-sra2 190.3 ± 1.3A 9.0 ± 0.1B 80.4 ± 1.1A 4.18 ± 0.3A 1.63 ± 0.3A 2.76 ± 0.2B 0.31 ± 0.1A 272.3 ± 11.7B 10.69 ± 1.03A 1.98 ± 0.54AB
kvl-sra3 120.3 ± 2.2D 8.9 ± 0.1B 78.0 ± 4.3A 4.24 ± 0.5A 0.90 ± 0.1B 2.98 ± 0.3B 0.29 ± 0.0A 199.7 ± 7.0C 10.50 ± 1.56A 2.02 ± 0.18AB
regalona 173.4 ± 1.3B 9.0 ± 0.1B 78.3 ± 1.9A 4.82 ± 0.4A 0.66 ± 0.3B 4.12 ± 0.3A 0.23 ± 0.4C 260.7 ± 18.7B 12.93 ± 1.85A 1.48 ± 0.12B
Q37 147.5 ± 3.5C 8.6 ± 0.1C 62.0 ± 1.7C 4.85 ± 0.3A 1.18 ± 0.3B 3.27 ± 0.2B 0.25 ± 0.2BC 288.8 ± 7.0A 12.02 ± 1.21A 1.92 ± 0.29AB
Q52 149.7 ± 1.3C 9.4 ± 0.0A 69.3 ± 3.3B 4.82 ± 0.3A 2.02 ± 0.1A 3.31 ± 0.1B 0.28 ± 0.0AB 127.1 ± 7.0D 12.65 ± 1.32A 2.40 ± 0.22A
P ** ** ** NS ** ** ** ** NS NS
LSD 2.73 0.16 4.92 0.48 0.44 0.46 0.03 14.45 2.59 0.56

NS Non Significant

Means within the same column followed by different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)

** Significant at 0.01 level