Determination of Polyphenols, Capsaicinoids, and Vitamin C in New Hybrids of Chili Peppers

Table 3

Change in content of polyphenol compounds in different chili hybrids as a function of ripening. The values represent means in μg/g fresh weight base ± standard deviation ().

Hybrid	Ripening stage	Vanillic acid-derivative; (μg/g)	Catechin (μg/g)	Naringenin-diglucoside; (μg/g)	Luteolin-rutinoside; (μg/g)	Quercetin-glucoside; (μg/g)	Quercetin-glycosides; (μg/g)	Luteolin-glucoside; (μg/g)	Myricetin (μg/g)	Kaempferol-derivative; (μg/g)
Beibeihong	Green	109.5 ± 9.84b	50.4 ± 1.86a	349.5 ± 13.09a	11.3 ± 0.53a	12.5 ± 2.07a	3.7 ± 0.14a	62.9 ± 2.78a	10.3 ± 0.74a	22.6 ± 1.13a
	Colour-breaker	145.7 ± 9.71c	135.3 ± 3.97b	477.4 ± 52.69b	8.5 ± 0.73a	13.4 ± 1.19a	4.7 ± 0.12ab	79 ± 2.78a	23.5 ± 1.13b	67.3 ± 5.26c
	Orange	114.9 ± 9.66b	153.5 ± 5.56c	431.3 ± 39.72ab	9.7 ± 0.67a	9.1 ± 0.07a	4.9 ± 0.62b	84.6 ± 13.18a	24.9 ± 0.46b	69.7 ± 3.86c
	Red	79.2 ± 11.08a	132.7 ± 3.85b	368.8 ± 30.77a	17.0 ± 3.37b	21.1 ± 2.69b	5.5 ± 0.68b	90.1 ± 16.97a	31.9 ± 6.77b	51.1 ± 5.22b
	-value	21.88	390.61	7.54	13.47	23.64	7.62	3.45	20.45	79.18
	value	<0.001	<0.001	0.01	0.02	<0.001	0.01	0.071	<0.001	<0.001
Bandai	Green	96.3 ± 0.25a	96.9 ± 7.67a	130.3 ± 4.82a	13.2 ± 1.06a	4.6 ± 0.66a	5.6 ± 0.24a	84.6 ± 2.37a	25.7 ± 1.58a	62.8 ± 3.33a
	Colour-breaker	89.7 ± 7.98a	134.6 ± 17.02b	202 ± 17.77b	15.1 ± 3.96a	14.2 ± 0.61ab	7.8 ± 0.91ab	91.4 ± 13.75a	117.1 ± 8.21b	289.5 ± 45.59bc
	Orange	92 ± 14.56a	166.4 ± 17.16b	254.2 ± 38.95b	14.8 ± 3.68a	17.4 ± 2.99c	10.2 ± 1.38bc	107.3 ± 23.49a	110.4 ± 19.41b	307.8 ± 53.01c
	Red	101.6 ± 5.67a	175.2 ± 12.32c	276.5 ± 16.65c	21.6 ± 10.69a	12.8 ± 0.97b	11.9 ± 1.15c	157.8 ± 15.26b	52.9 ± 12.94a	200.7 ± 20.83b
	-value	1.05	19.03	23.73	1.15	33.24	22.39	13.41	38.70	28.15
	value	0.42	<0.001	<0.001	0.385	<0.001	<0.001	0.002	<0.001	<0.001
Lolo	Green	72.2 ± 0.85c	45 ± 2.71a	116.8 ± 7.28a	2.1 ± 0.49a	5.7 ± 0.83b	5 ± 0.78b	25.7 ± 5.05a	2 ± 0.51a	UDL
	Colour-breaker	50.3 ± 2.85a	51.4 ± 3.09a	160.8 ± 14.93b	3.2 ± 0.36a	2.8 ± 0.08a	2.9 ± 1.03a	53.4 ± 4.52b	4.8 ± 0.62b	UDL
	Red	64.2 ± 4.15b	171.5 ± 6.14b	117.8 ± 7.18a	7.3 ± 1.22b	6.1 ± 1.28b	4.5 ± 0.28ab	75.9 ± 2.48c	8.9 ± 0.57c	9.1 ± 3.77
	-value	42.59	836.79	17.35	37.55	12.72	6.49	108.95	113.35	—
	value	<0.001	<0.001	0.003	<0.001	0.007	0.032	<0.001	<0.001	—
C3753	Green	73.1 ± 5.46b	22.6 ± 1.28a	123.6 ± 6.23a	2 ± 0.7a	1.7 ± 0.39a	16.8 ± 2.38a	17 ± 2.57a	3.8 ± 0.96a	UDL
	Colour-breaker	51 ± 8.55a	64.2 ± 10.49b	148.3 ± 40.01ab	1.5 ± 0.37a	1.3 ± 0.24a	17.3 ± 3.44a	13.5 ± 2.66a	10 ± 1.09b	21 ± 1.71a
	Red	56 ± 6.67a	124.5 ± 6.18c	217.2 ± 8.36b	UDL	1.1 ± 0.23a	19.8 ± 2.55a	17.5 ± 2.78a	11.3 ± 0.94b	16.4 ± 2.85a
	-value	13.06	157.47	8.32	0.44	2.84	0.95	1.99	48.91	6.007
	value	0.007	<0.001	0.019	0.661	0.135	0.44	0.12	<0.001	0.070
Fire Flame	Red	27.8 ± 2.07	26.6 ± 1.40	141.6 ± 4.17	2.8 ± 0.27	2.7 ± 0.16	4.2 ± 0.22	44.4 ± 2.76	18.2 ± 0.43	UDL
Star Flame	Yellow	24.2 ± 1.37	17.6 ± 0.24	93.5 ± 4.33	9.5 ± 0.47	2.0 ± 0.14	4.1 ± 0.62	60.6 ± 1.34	18.4 ± 1.29	UDL

The same letter indicates no significant difference in polyphenol content between ripening stages in the given hybrid according to Tukey HSD post hoc test; UDL: under detection limit.