Table 4.
Tocol content in ‘Kerman’ pistachio kernels
| Tocol (mg kg−1) | Storage (y) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Split | ||||
| αT | 1.8 (0.1) | 1.9 (0.1) | 2.0 (0.4) | 2.0 (0.1) |
| βT | 1.5 (0.0) | 1.8 (0.2) | 1.5 (0.2) | 1.7 (0.1) |
| γT | 13.2 (2.4)* | 13.4 (1.1) | 13.2 (3.6) | 18.1 (1.3) |
| δT | 1.5 (0.0) | 1.5 (0.0) | 1.4 (0.1) | 1.5 (0.1) |
| αT3 | nd | 0.5 (0.0) | nd | nd |
| βT3 | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| γT3 | 0.3 (0.0)b | 0.2 (0.0)b | 1.5 (0.5)a | 0.5 (0.0)b |
| δT3 | 1.4 (0.1) | 1.5 (0.0) | 1.4 (0.1) | 1.5 (0.1) |
| ΣT | 17.9 (2.3)ab* | 11.8 (7.6)b | 18.1 (4.3)ab | 23.3 (1.6)a |
| ΣT3 | 1.7 (0.2)b | 2.2 (0.1)ab | 2.9 (0.7)a | 1.8 (0.3)b |
| ΣT + T3 | 20.1 (2.2)ab | 13.5 (7.6)b | 21.2 (5.2)ab | 25.2 (1.9)a |
| Unsplit | ||||
| αT | 2.0 (0.1)a | 1.9 (0.0)ab | 1.6 (0.2)b | 1.7 (0.2)ab |
| βT | 1.8 (0.3) | 1.8 (0.3) | 1.3 (0.2) | 1.3 (0.2) |
| γT | 4.9 (1.8)b | 10.5 (1.4)a | 10.5 (0.7)a | 13.8 (2.1)a |
| δT | 1.6 (0.1)b | 1.6 (0.1)b | 1.2 (0.2)a | 1.3 (0.1)a |
| αT3 | nd | 0.6 (0.0) | 0.4 (0.1) | nd |
| βT3 | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| γT3 | 0.3 (0.1)b | 0.1 (0.0)c | 1.7 (0.1)a | 0.3 (0.1)b |
| δT3 | 1.4 (0.1) | 1.5 (0.0) | 1.2 (0.2) | 1.3 (0.1) |
| Σ T | 9.1 (3.0)c | 15.7 (1.6)ab | 14.5 (1.3)b | 18.1 (0.8)a |
| Σ T3 | 2.0 (0.3)b | 1.9 (0.4)b | 3.3 (0.3)a | 1.7 (0.3)b |
| Σ T + T3 | 11.2 (2.9)b | 17.6 (2.0)a | 17.8 (1.6)a | 19.8 (0.7)a |
Values are expressed as mean (SD)
Different superscript letters within a same line (parameter) means statistical differences (p ≤ 0.04) while an asterisk (located in the higher value) means statistical differences (p ≤ 0.04) for the pairwise comparison between split (dehiscent) and unsplit endocarps; not detected (nd). Tocopherol (T), tocotrienol (T3) isoforms (α, β, γ, δ)