Table 2.
Carotenoid concentration in red pepper at different weeks of storage in a domestic refrigerator (µg/100 g edible portion, mean ± SD, [median]*).
| Time period | Violaxantin | Lutein | Capsanthin | Zeaxanthin | β-cryptoxanthin | α-carotene | β-carotene | Phytoene | Phytofluene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (week 0) | 770.1 ± 16.7 [770] |
1202.5 ± 63.3 [1203] |
9667 ± 1584 [9667] |
853.1 ± 65.9 [853.2] |
524.6 ± 4.7 [524.6] |
272.1 ± 67.5 [272] |
2167 ± 249 [2167] |
347.8 ± 8.9 [346.9] |
142.6 ± 2.1 [142.2] |
| Week 1 | 526.5 ± 218.7 [484.3] |
791.4 ± 287.3 [738.4] |
5722 ± 3202 [5414.5] |
897.2 ± 40.0 [902.3] |
376.8 ± 22.3 [384.8] |
107.0 ± 87.7 [107] |
1329 ± 261 [1351.3] |
500.0 ± 24.1 [511.8] |
135.3 ± 34.8 [147] |
| Week 2 | 373.3 ± 49.6 [380.8] |
859.8 ± 77.6 [826.8] |
2641 ± 348 [2473.2] |
753.6 ± 90.0 [746.3] |
243.9 ± 60.3 a [273] |
324.0 ± 18.3 [324] |
982 ± 27 a [975.3] |
258.7 ± 27.2b [245.0] |
60.3 ± 9.5 [64.1] |
| Week 3 | 731.1 ± 42.9 [744.3] |
1013 ± 166.6 [1046] |
7021 ± 1647 [7112.7] |
801.3 ± 52.7 [807.7] |
378.7 ± 72.8 [401.9] |
334.8 ± 57.9 [313.7] |
1692 ± 311 [1698] |
377.2 ± 50.8 [403.8] |
121.3 ± 23.9 [133.6] |
* mean of three data for each carotenoid at each point in time, with the exceptions of those corresponding to xanthophylls α- and β-carotene at baseline.
Values are compared in the same column: a: differences with respect to week 0; b: differences with respect to week 1.