Table 1.
Phytochemical Content | E1 | E2 | ||
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S40 | S45 | S40 | S45 | |
Total carotenoid content, mg/g DW | 396.12 ± 1.02 a | 56.34 ± 0.12 b | 202.73 ± 0.32 b | 96.49 ± 0.15 a |
β-carotene content, mg/g DW | 321.35 ± 0.35 a | 50.68 ± 0.18 b | 185.95 ± 1.94 b | 94.64 ± 0.11 a |
Lycopene, mg/g DW | 66.82 ± 1.10 a | 16.81 ± 0.90 b | 50.32 ± 2.81 b | 31.58 ± 0.08 a |
Polyphenols, mg GAE/g DW | 33.89 ± 0.58 a | 8.70 ± 0.44 a | 33.64 ± 0.58 a | 8.72 ± 0.44 a |
Antioxidant activity, mM TEAC/g DW | 32.10 ± 0.17 a | 14.25 ± 0.09 a | 21.50 ± 0.11 b | 3.22 ± 0.009 b |
Average values in the same row and same fraction (S40 or S45) that do not share the same lowercase letter (a, b) are statistically significant at p < 0.001, based on the Games-Howell method or Tukey method and 95% confidence.