Table 4.
Provitamin A active carotenoid levels µg/100 g edible pulp of three different plantain cultivars at maturation and seasonality.
| Maturity Date (Days) during the Dry Season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cultivar | α-carotene Contents at Three Maturities | β-carotene Content at Three Maturities | ||||
| 70 | 80 | 90 | 70 | 80 | 90 | |
| “Apantu” | 283 ± 5.08a | 420 ± 2.80a | 489 ± 7.57a | 358 ± 5.24a | 577 ± 4.09a | 573 ± 7.79a |
| “Apem” | 310 ± 3.26a | 356 ± 5.79b | 379 ± 2.12b | 299 ± 2.31b | 371 ± 5.09b | 386 ± 4.09b |
| “Oniaba” | 719 ± 6.93b | 793 ± 8.39c | 542 ± 0.36c | 685 ± 7.63c | 744 ± 10.3c | 577 ± 2.75a |
| CV | 18.1 | 20.4 | 40.6 | 10.7 | 31.8 | 50.1 |
| LSD (p < 0.05) | 30.3 | 15.2 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 21.9 | 16.3 |