Changes in Vitamin E and β-Carotene Contents in Various Edible Cassava Leaves (Manihot esculenta Crantz) of Different Ages across Multiple Seasons

Table 2

Tocopherol isomers content of edible cassava leaf variety harvested in dry season at 9 months after planting (9MAP, 35–40°C, 00 mm). Values are given in micrograms per 100 gram of sample dry weight basis (μg/100 gdw).

Varieties	92/0326	96/1414	4115	EN	AD
α-Toc	232.02 ± 6.13^c	262.49 ± 7.62^b	228.69 ± 4.91^c	287.99 ± 5.24^a	128.12 ± 6.27^d
γ-Toc	456.63 ± 31.92^d	523.24 ± 11.00^bc	537.96 ± 24.26^b	777.44 ± 12.15^a	325.87 ± 10.82^e
δ-Toc	99.89 ± 0.97^c	1158.14 ± 8.19^a	137.31 ± 0.43^b	137.26 ± 0.25^b	86.40 ± 2.68^d
α-TE	280.68 ± 7.23	349.55 ± 2.57	286.61 ± 8.21	369.85 ± 3.01	164.16 ± 4.89
Toco index	788.54 ± 13.01	1943.87 ± 5.27	903.96 ± 9.87	1202.69 ± 5.88	540.39 ± 6.59

Toc: tocopherol; α-TE: α-tocopherol equivalent or content of biologically active vitamin E; values are mean ± standard deviation; n = 3. Values with the different letters in the same line are significantly () different.