Research Article

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

Table 5

Total content of phenolic compounds in the chilli varieties under study.

SampleEquivalents of ferulic acid (μg/g DB1)
FreshMature

JTn. a. 2 3 8 . 6 ± 0 . 9 a
JSi 1 2 8 . 4 ± 1 . 1 ac 6 7 . 5 ± 5 . 9 a
JJco 1 2 1 . 4 ± 1 5 . 6 ac 6 1 . 4 ± 0 . 0 a
JP 4 4 . 4 ± 2 . 1 ad 9 4 . 0 ± 4 . 0 a
JV1 3 7 . 0 ± 0 . 7 ad 7 2 . 8 ± 1 . 1 a
JV2 3 0 . 2 ± 1 . 3 ad 6 6 . 8 ± 2 . 1 a
JTx 6 2 . 8 ± 2 . 2 a 7 2 . 1 ± 0 . 8 a
STn. a. 1 0 8 . 0 ± 1 9 . 2 b
SSi 5 5 . 7 ± 1 . 2 b 6 7 . 3 ± 2 . 7 b
SJc 4 2 . 1 ± 5 . 2 be 2 9 7 . 8 ± 2 6 . 2 b
SP 6 0 . 3 ± 0 . 8 bf 1 6 7 ± 4 8 . 9 b
SV1 4 8 . 8 ± 7 . 4 b 7 9 . 9 ± 8 . 1 b
SV2 4 3 . 1 ± 5 . 4 bd 6 0 . 8 ± 2 . 1 b
STx 6 3 . 6 ± 3 . 2 bf 8 3 . 2 ± 3 . 5 b
HTn. a. 8 9 . 5 ± 1 . 5 ab

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 statistically significant difference.
1 dry basis;
2 not available.