| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| Pre-blanching | Before treatment |
| Mid-blanching | Blanched for 20 days |
| Post-blanching | Blanched for 40 days |
| Control plants | Grown under normal conditions in the field for 40 days |
| GAE | Gallic acid |
| CE | Catechin |
| TPC | Total polyphenol content |
| TFC | Total flavonoid content |
| T-AOC | Total antioxidant capacity |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| Q30 percentage | Quality score > 99.9% |
| RSEM | RNA- seq by expectation maximization |
| KOBAS | KEGG orthology-based annotation system |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate |
| RIBA1 | Bifunctional riboflavin biosynthesis protein |
| PDX12 | Pyridoxal 5' -phosphate synthase-like subunit PDX1.2 |
| TFs | Transcription factors |