Table 8.

Results of the correlation analysis between the contents of selected compounds with antioxidant properties in Cucurbita moschata Duchesne.

		Sum of				Vitamin C	Fe	Zn	Cu	Mn
		Carotenoids	Phenolic acids	Tocopherols	Flavonols
Sum of	carotenoids	-	0.47	0.08	0.91***	0.12	−0.02	−0.02	−0.22	−0.59**
	phenolic acids	0.47	-	0.41	0.37	0.01	0.63**	−0.47	−0.14	−0.08
	tocopherols	0.08	0.41	-	0.25	−0.22	0.76**	−0.09	−0.67**	0.71**
	flavonols	0.91***	0.37	0.25	-	0.23	0.08	0.13	−0.45	−0.36
Vitamin C		0.12	0.01	−0.22	0.23	-	0.12	0.15	0.01	−0.08
Fe		−0.02	0.63**	0.76**	0.08	0.12	-	−0.04	−0.61**	0.59**
Zn		−0.02	−0.47	−0.09	0.13	0.15	−0.04	-	−0.58*	0.01
Cu		−0.22	−0.14	−0.67**	−0.45	0.01	−0.61**	−0.58*	-	−0.41
Mn		−0.59**	−0.08	0.71**	−0.36	−0.08	0.59**	0.01	−0.41	-

p < 0.05*; p < 0.01**; p < 0.001***: determination of statistically significant correlations between tested variables.