. 2020 Oct 31;14(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s13065-020-00720-3

Table 1.

Carotenoid and vitamin C composition of Aloe species

Aloe species	Carotenoids mg/kg FW
Aloe species	Lutein	β-Carotene	Total carotenoids	Vitamin C (mg/100 g FW)
Aloe aculeata	9.02 ± 0.61^a	7.47 ± 0.41^a	16.49 ± 1.20^a	1.17 ± 0.03^c
Aloe africana	6.60 ± 0.19^b	3.56 ± 0.18^bc	10.19 ± 0.27^c	2.34 ± 0.16^b
Aloe arborescens	5.64 ± 0.38^b	4.12 ± 0.25^b	9.77 ± 0.25^c	2.34 ± 0.09^b
Aloe barbadensis	4.00 ± 0.27^c	2.76 ± 0.14^d	6.75 ± 0.42^d	1.16 ± 0.07^c
Aloe ferox	9.00 ± 0.34^a	4.06 ± 0.25^b	13.06 ± 0.80^b	2.34 ± 1.13^b
Aloe marlothii	8.43 ± 0.38^a	7.41 ± 0.37^a	15.84 ± 0.52^a	2.01 ± 0.09^b
Aloe spectabilis	6.00 ± 0.26^b	3.12 ± 0.13 ^cd	9.12 ± 0.28^c	5.85 ± 0.25^a

FW fresh weight, SD standard deviation

Values followed by different letters within each column denote a significant difference and those followed by same letters denote no significant difference at P < 0.05