Table 2.

Correlation analyses between carotenoids and fruit developmental periods and among carotenoid concentrations.

Correlation Coefficient	Fruit Development Period	Lutein	Zeaxanthin	β-Cryptoxanthin	α-Carotene	β-Carotene	Total Carotenoids
Fruit development period	1.000
Lutein	0.134	1.000
Zeaxanthin	−0.447 **	−0.074	1.000
β-cryptoxanthin	−0.236 **	0.051	0.529 **	1.000
α-carotene	−0.103	0.431 **	0.081	0.066	1.000
β-carotene Total carotenoids	0.335 ** −0.071	−0.110 −0.082	0.262 ** 0.600 **	0.168 0.211	0.154 0.205	1.000 0.922**	1.000

Note: _** Significant difference at the 0.01 level (p < 0.01).