Table 3.

The performance of the mean antioxidant pigments (chlorophylls (μg g⁻¹ FW); β-Cyanins, β-xanthins, and betalains (ng g⁻¹ FW); carotenoids (mg 100 g⁻¹ FW)) of two underutilized species of Amaranthus leafy vegetables.

Genotypes	Chlorophyll a	Chlorophyll b	Chlorophyll ab	β-Cyanins	β-Xanthins	Betalains	Carotenoids
A. tricolor
AT2	519.55 ± 2.11 b	264.52 ± 1.68 c	784.07 ± 1.25 b	536.32 ± 1.61 b	528.42 ± 1.71 c	1064.74 ± 1.54 c	72.68 ± 0.37 d
AT5	636.56 ± 2.14 a	276.64 ± 1.77 b	913.20 ± 1.21 a	417.34 ± 1.63 e	434.65 ± 1.63 e	851.99 ± 1.64 e	82.65 ± 0.35 c
AT9	308.72 ± 2.02 e	212.72 ± 1.78 f	521.44 ± 1.14 f	542.75 ± 1.64 a	596.73 ± 1.95 a	1139.48 ± 1.44 a	95.35 ± 0.37 b
AT12	518.59 ± 2.16 b	228.24 ± 1.78 e	746.83 ± 1.18 d	489.58 ± 1.62 d	498.66 ± 1.88 d	988.24 ± 1.47 d	123.28 ± 0.42 a
A. lividus
SA3	432.35 ± 2.17 d	242.16 ± 1.62 d	674.51 ± 1.25 e	524.56 ± 1.72 c	558.35 ± 1.52 b	1082.91 ± 1.65 b	45.44 ± 0.41 f
SA10	134.15 ± 2.32 g	82.71 ± 1.61 h	216.86 ± 1.12 h	192.44 ± 1.58 h	196.55 ± 1.42 h	388.99 ± 1.42 h	82.57 ± 0.42 c
SA14	478.45 ± 2.17 c	285. 32 ± 1.73 a	763.77 ± 1.23 c	292.62 ± 1.72 f	292.25 ± 1.37 f	554.87 ± 1.57 f	58.74 ± 0.42 e
SA21	256.26 ± 2.22 f	93.33 ± 1.69 g	349.53 ± 1.31 g	243.24 ± 1.6 g	265.86 ± 1.68 g	509.10 ± 1.72 g	122.94 ± 0.45 a
Significance	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
CV%	3.55	1.28	1.46	2.16	2.35	1.23	2.33

CV, coefficient of variation; In a column, different letters in mean values are significantly differed by Duncan Multiple Range Test (**, p < 0.01); n = 3.