Phytochemicals in Leaves and Roots of Selected Kenyan Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) Varieties

Table 2

Variations in carotenoids content (mg/100 g dry basis) among nine Kenyan sweet potato varieties.

Variety	Plant part	Lutein	Zeaxanthin	BX	13ZBC	AllTBC	9ZBC
K/KA/2004/215	Roots	0.10 ± 0.01^e	0.10 ± 0.07^g	0.24 ± 0.10^cd	0.06 ± 0.01^i	3.82 ± 0.07^f	0.06 ± 0.01^f
	Leaves	36.68 ± 2.74^c	0.75 ± 0.00^bc	0.39 ± 0.08^bc	2.71 ± 0.24^d	16.93 ± 2.44^cd	2.71 ± 0.24^cd
Kabode	Roots	0.02 ± 0.00^hg	0.08 ± 0.02^g	0.18 ± 0.06^d	0.06 ± 0.00^i	4.65 ± 0.20^f	0.06 ± 0.00^g
	Leaves	32.31 ± 0.35^cd	0.42 ± 0.18^de	0.28 ± 0.05^cd	2.37 ± 0.11^e	14.29 ± 0.30^d	2.37 ± 0.11^d
Kenspot 4	Roots	0.03 ± 0.00^g	0.02 ± 0.00^h	0.07 ± 0.01^e	0.10 ± 0.04^h	2.64 ± 0.38^g	0.10 ± 0.06^f
	Leaves	44.66 ± 1.88^b	0.71 ± 0.04^bcd	0.20 ± 0.01^cd	3.19 ± 0.21^bc	19.49 ± 0.90^bc	3.19 ± 0.21^bc
Kenspot 5	Roots	0.10 ± 0.00^e	0.26 ± 0.02^f	0.46 ± 0.06^b	0.12 ± 0.01^h	9.28 ± 0.10^e	0.12 ± 0.01^ef
	Leaves	28.57 ± 1.07^d	0.60 ± 0.04^cde	0.65 ± 0.24^a	2.58 ± 0.21^de	15.85 ± 0.53^cd	2.58 ± 0.21^d
SPK031	Roots	0.02 ± 0.01^hg	0.03 ± 0.02^h	0.45 ± 0.18^b	0.39 ± 0.04^f	18.18 ± 3.74^cb	0.39 ± 0.04^e
	Leaves	35.80 ± 2.52^c	0.33 ± 0.01^e	0.15 ± 0.01^de	2.78 ± 0.17^d	16.81 ± 1.38^cd	2.78 ± 0.17^cd
SPK4	Roots	0.11 ± 0.01^e	0.24 ± 0.01^f	0.26 ± 0.05^cd	0.05 ± 0.01^i	4.43 ± 0.28^f	0.05 ± 0.01^f
	Leaves	32.35 ± 1.27^cd	0.52 ± 0.09^cde	0.39 ± 0.04^bc	3.32 ± 0.18^b	21.15 ± 1.12^b	3.32 ± 0.18^b
Vitaa	Roots	0.01 ± 0.01^h	0.07 ± 0.01^g	0.35 ± 0.01^bc	0.21 ± 0.01^g	9.86 ± 0.98^e	0.21 ± 0.01^ef
	Leaves	29.69 ± 0.14^d	0.54 ± 0.06^cde	0.26 ± 0.02^cd	2.24 ± 0.04^e	13.33 ± 0.16^d	2.24 ± 0.04^d
Whitesp	Roots	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND
	Leaves	48.28 ± 2.37^ab	1.00 ± 0.01^c	0.39 ± 0.02^bc	4.43 ± 0.23^a	27.37 ± 1.36^a	4.43 ± 0.23^a
Yellowsp	Roots	0.07 ± 0.03^f	0.13 ± 0.03^g	0.07 ± 0.01^e	0.03 ± 0.00^j	0.73 ± 0.01^g	0.03 ± 0.00^f
	Leaves	51.35 ± 4.4^a	3.53 ± 0.33^a	0.60 ± 0.01^ab	4.78 ± 0.43^a	28.07 ± 2.93^a	4.78 ± 0.43^a

BX = β-xanthin, 13ZBC = 13 Cis β-carotene, AllTBC = All trans β-carotene, 9ZBC = β-9 Cis β-carotene, ND = Not detected. Results are means of triplicate samples ± standard deviation; values with same letters in the superscript in the same column are not significantly different at .