Table 2.
Total phenol, flavonoid, and proanthocyanidins contents in the varieties of the cultivated Capsicum species.
| Phytochemicals | Phenol (mg GAE/g DW) | Flavonoid (mg QE/g DW) | Proanthocyanidins (mg CE/g DW) | |||
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| Samples | Ethanol | Aqueous | Ethanol | Aqueous | Ethanol | Aqueous |
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| C. annuum var. abbreviatum | 236.08±7.44b | 70.11±1.50b | 1605.36±49.75a | 373.14±6.40b | 619.96±6.00b | 444.95±2.19a |
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| C. annuum var. acuminatum | 200.70±11.53c | 75.22±2.64b | 1223.71±100.01b | 386.70±14.93b | 629.22±11.16b | 431.71±8.06a |
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| C. annuum var. grossum | 272.47±7.38a | 57.36±2.50c | 1630.53±86.96a | 317.73±3.69c | 709.99± 5.50a | 431.07±13.75a |
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| C. frutescens var. baccatum | 221.21±6.37b | 90.86±3.78a | 867.241±53.87c | 543.09±7.39a | 616.81±12.34b | 444.32±12.89a |
Values are mean ± SD. Samples within a column having different letters are significantly different at (p<0.05).