Research Article

Biochemical and Molecular Analysis of Some Commercial Samples of Chilli Peppers from Mexico

Table 3

Content of carotenoids in chilli samples.

SampleCarotenoid content (mg/g DB1)
FreshMature

J Tn. a.2 3 . 0 5 9 ± 0 . 1 7 ab
J Si 0 . 3 5 9 ± 0 . 3 2 ac 2 . 0 9 1 7 ± 0 . 7 2 ac
J P 0 . 9 9 8 ± 0 . 1 3 ad 2 . 4 8 8 ± 0 . 0 6 ab
J V1 0 . 1 2 8 ± 0 . 0 2 ac 2 . 6 8 2 ± 0 . 3 1 ab
J V2 0 . 1 6 1 ± 0 . 0 0 4 ac 0 . 7 1 1 ± 0 ab
J Tx 0 . 9 4 3 ± 0 . 0 3 ad 1 . 3 1 7 ± 0 . 2 6 1 2 a
S Tn. a. 0 . 6 9 6 ± 0 . 1 6 ab
S Si 0 . 0 8 3 ± 0 . 0 1 be 1 3 . 8 5 0 ± 3 . 1 1 ac
S Jc 0 . 9 3 5 ± 0 . 1 4 be 5 . 6 9 0 ± 0 . 1 1 ab
S P 0 . 5 2 0 ± 0 . 0 7 bf 0 . 7 9 2 ± 0 . 2 5 ac
S Tx 0 . 8 8 9 ± 0 . 2 6 bf 6 . 4 4 4 ± 1 . 0 9 a
H Tn. a. 0 . 7 3 0 ± 0 . 2 7 a

Jalapeño (J); Serrano (S); Habanero (H); Tamaulipas (T); Sinaloa (Si); Jalisco (Jc); Puebla (P); Veracruz (V); Tlaxcala (Tx).
Different letters in the same row mean indicar valor 𝑃 = 0 . 0 5 .
1dry basis.
2not available.