Table 1.
The content of carotenoids and tocopherols in pumpkin varieties.
| Cultivars | Bambino | Hokkaido | Gomez | Melonowa Żółta | Porcelain Doll | Blue Kuri | Buttercup | Jumbo Pink Banana | Jarrahdale | Marina di Chioggia | Green Hubbard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carotenoids (µg/g dm) | Zeaxanthin | 53.52 ± 0.44 | 91.06 ± 1.41 | 75.44 ± 0.69 | 192.53 ± 3.30 | 26.32 ± 0.49 | 44.17 ± 0.20 | 19.57 ± 0.44 | 82.75 ± 1.06 | 63.72 ± 1.42 | 48.01 ± 0.82 | 103.87 ± 4.60 |
| Lutein | 143.02 ± 1.58 | 130.23 ± 1.30 | 118.60 ± 0.79 | 388.79 ± 1.71 | 87.20 ± 0.73 | 149.42 ± 2.77 | 99.05 ± 2.10 | 212.52 ± 1.60 | 111.93 ± 2.25 | 124.08 ± 2.07 | 239.38 ± 8.48 | |
| β-carotene | 86.41 ± 1.35 | 40.10 ± 0.15 a | 51.28 ± 1.15 | 115.29 ± 0.95 | 38.67 ± 1.71 a | 56.03 ± 0.56 | 79.61 ± 0.34 | 102.45 ± 1.43 | 49.38 ± 1.21 | 47.17 ± 1.00 | 89.59 ± 2.60 | |
| Retinol equivalent | 30.78 ± 0.17 | 25.12 ± 0.24 a | 24.72 ± 0.29 a | 67.66 ± 0.28 | 15.90 ± 0.36 | 25.47 ± 0.16 a | 23.15 ± 0.27 b | 41.68 ± 0.45 | 22.87 ± 0.49 b | 22.20 ± 0.36 | 43.54 ± 1.42 | |
| Tocopherols (mg/100 g dm) | α-tocopherol | 4.50 ± 0.05 | 2.82 ± 0.03 a | 4.94 ± 0.03 | 8.89 ± 0.02 | 3.70 ± 0.02 | 3.47 ± 0.04 | 3.85 ± 0.02 | 1.55 ± 0.01 | 2.85 ± 0.01 a | 4.39 ± 0.02 | 4.07 ± 0.04 |
| γ-tocopherol | 2.80 ± 0.03 | 5.45 ± 0.03 a | 3.57 ± 0.11 b | 17.32 ± 0.32 | 1.60 ± 0.02 | 5.27 ± 0.03 a | 3.09 ± 0.01 | 6.33 ± 0.06 | 0.97 ± 0.02 | 3.63 ± 0.09 b | 3.36 ± 0.16 | |
| α-tocopherol equivalent | 4.78 ± 0.01 a | 3.36 ± 0.02 | 5.29 ± 0.02 | 10.62 ± 0.03 | 3.86 ± 0.02 | 4.00 ± 0.01 | 4.16 ± 0.02 | 2.19 ± 0.01 | 2.94 ± 0.01 | 4.76 ± 0.02 a | 4.41 ± 0.06 | |
a, b—means in the same verse followed by the same letters do not significantly differ (p < 0.05) in terms of analyzed variables, dm—dry mass, the results are expressed as the mean values ± standard deviation of the triplicate samples, δ-tocopherol and β-tocopherol were not detected in the evaluated samples.