Table 1.
Selected significant correlation coefficients for phytochemical concentration and antioxidant capacity of 11 mustard cultivars.
| Variable | by Variable | Correlation Coefficient |
|---|---|---|
| Glucobrassicin (mature) | Glucobrassicin (baby leaf) | 0.8072 **,a |
| Neoglucobrassicin (mature) | Neoglucobrassicin (baby leaf) | 0.7275 ** |
| Total indole glulcosinolates (mature) | Total indole glulcosinolates (baby leaf) | 0.7783 ** |
| Nitrile formation from sinigrin (mature) | Nitrile formation from sinigrin (baby leaf) | 0.8785 ** |
| Nitrile formation from glucobrassicin (mature) | Nitrile formation from glucobrassicin (mature) | 0.9164 *** |
| Total phenolics (mature) | Total phenolics (baby leaf) | 0.7495 ** |
| Anthocyanins (mature) | Anthocyanins (baby leaf) | 0.8647 *** |
| Total phenolics (mature) | Anthocyanins (mature) | 0.8262 ** |
| Total phenolics (mature) | Antioxidant capacity—DPPH (mature) | 0.7609 ** |
| Antioxidant capacity—DPPH (mature) | Anthocyanins (mature) | 0.6608 * |
a Asterisks *, **, and *** indicate the significant correlation at p ≤ 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001, respectively.