TABLE 5.

Matrix of Pearson’s Correlations between the variables evaluated from kernels (A) and shells (B) for the sixteen pecan cultivars.

(A)	γ – Tocopherol	β – Tocopherol	Phenols	Tannins	ORAC
γ – Tocopherol	1	0,02	0,80	0,73	0,35
β – Tocopherol		1	0,06	0,05	0,16
Phenols			1	0,00	0,62
Tannins				1	0,44
ORAC					1
(B)	Phenols	Tannins	Anthocyanins	ORAC
Phenols	1
Tannins	0,78	1
Anthocyanins	0,53	0,53	1
ORAC	0,59	0,41	0,33	1

Values in bold indicate statistical correlations at p ≤ 0.05.