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

Table 4

Tocopherol isomers content of edible cassava leaf variety harvested in rainy season at 15 months after planting (15MAP, 15–25°C, and 950–1100 mm).

Varieties	92/0326	96/1414	4115	EN	AD
α-Toc	132.94 ± 11.26^c	42.37 ± 4.49^d	11.34 ± 0.16^e	280.92 ± 6.61^a	105.09 ± 4.81^c
γ-Toc	1684.82 ± 16.57^b	380.01 ± 8.95c^d	2609.70 ± 23.06^a	386.03 ± 6.29^c	192.45 ± 5.05^e
δ-Toc	22.29 ± 1.97^e	190.60 ± 3.22^c	582.30 ± 1.46^a	110.57 ± 1.56^d	481.11 ± 2.16^b
α-TE	302.09 ± 3.76	86.09 ± 2.78	289.78 ± 5.01	322.84 ± 5.68	138.77 ± 3.83
Toco index	1840.05 ± 9.93	612.95 ± 5.55	3203.34 ± 8.23	777.52 ± 4.82	778.56 ± 4.01

Values are given in micrograms per 100 grams of sample dry weight basis (μg/100 gdw). 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.