Ripening-Dependent Changes in Antioxidants, Color Attributes, and Antioxidant Activity of Seven Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Cultivars
Table 2
Carotenoids content (mg/100 g, dw) in tomato fruits at different ripening stages.
Cultivars
Maturity stages
Lycopene
β-Carotene
Lutein
Total carotenoids
Dafnis
Breaker
ND
2.44 ± 0.23
3.91 ± 0.22
6.35 ± 0.43
Turning
9.42 ± 0.53
3.85 ± 0.30
2.51 ± 0.23
15.78 ± 1.05
Pink
28.44 ± 0.41
5.07 ± 0.12
2.96 ± 0.13
36.48 ± 0.67
Light red
57.82 ± 1.75
5.09 ± 0.16
2.18 ± 0.09
65.10 ± 1.94
Red
70.21 ± 1.12
6.47 ± 0.03
1.49 ± 0.04
78.17 ± 1.12
Jicored
Breaker
1.60 ± 0.02
4.94 ± 0.19
6.97 ± 0.19
13.52 ± 0.39
Turning
4.56 ± 0.08
7.20 ± 0.11
5.12 ± 0.08
16.88 ± 0.11
Pink
32.41 ± 0.62
9.68 ± 0.09
4.56 ± 0.03
46.64 ± 0.65
Light red
76.03 ± 3.07
7.90 ± 0.27
3.02 ± 0.14
86.94 ± 3.42
Red
89.73 ± 2.31
6.94 ± 0.11
2.71 ± 0.18
99.37 ± 2.06
TY-Tinny
Breaker
ND
5.22 ± 0.28
6.17 ± 0.23
11.40 ± 0.48
Turning
14.42 ± 0.8
9.70 ± 0.29
5.93 ± 0.22
30.05 ± 0.41
Pink
30.29 ± 1.07
10.51 ± 0.32
4.85 ± 0.18
45.65 ± 1.49
Light red
83.20 ± 1.16
8.22 ± 0.22
2.64 ± 0.06
94.05 ± 1.38
Red
93.72 ± 1.78
9.65 ± 0.14
2.29 ± 0.09
105.67 ± 1.96
Titi-Chal
Breaker
1.61 ± 0.01
5.06 ± 0.13
6.08 ± 0.15
12.74 ± 0.27
Turning
9.57 ± 0.15
10.42 ± 0.35
6.74 ± 0.34
26.73 ± 0.77
Pink
40.72 ± 1.07
11.06 ± 0.63
5.09 ± 0.19
56.87 ± 1.87
Light red
72.89 ± 1.98
7.94 ± 0.06
3.14 ± 0.04
83.98 ± 2.07
Red
81.76 ± 3.15
7.33 ± 0.33
2.08 ± 0.10
91.17 ± 3.48
Betatniy
Breaker
1.77 ± 0.03
5.00 ± 0.22
7.10 ± 0.28
13.86 ± 0.46
Turning
9.77 ± 0.08
8.26 ± 0.20
6.05 ± 0.01
24.08 ± 0.27
Pink
39.43 ± 1.39
9.54 ± 0.33
4.82 ± 0.15
53.79 ± 1.88
Light red
69.51 ± 0.56
9.33 ± 0.06
3.48 ± 0.08
82.33 ± 0.69
Red
76.62 ± 1.70
8.43 ± 0.17
2.31 ± 0.06
87.37 ± 1.55
Sayran
Breaker
1.65 ± 0.02
2.65 ± 0.03
4.35 ± 0.10
8.65 ± 0.13
Turning
12.26 ± 0.43
4.46 ± 0.24
2.82 ± 0.08
19.54 ± 0.73
Pink
29.13 ± 1.75
3.49 ± 0.16
2.25 ± 0.01
34.87 ± 1.80
Light red
65.07 ± 0.62
6.84 ± 0.17
2.65 ± 0.05
74.56 ± 0.78
Red
68.60 ± 2.04
6.39 ± 0.20
1.87 ± 0.08
76.87 ± 2.25
Unicon
Breaker
1.67 ± 0.02
6.52 ± 0.34
8.56 ± 0.21
16.75 ± 0.50
Turning
9.26 ± 0.08
9.24 ± 0.26
6.44 ± 0.03
24.94 ± 0.34
Pink
34.53 ± 0.63
11.27 ± 0.37
5.75 ± 0.19
51.55 ± 1.17
Light red
63.48 ± 1.10
12.78 ± 0.18
4.78 ± 0.06
81.05 ± 1.31
Red
97.11 ± 2.23
10.20 ± 0.34
2.95 ± 0.09
110.27 ± 2.47
Values are mean ± SD of three replicates. Different letters among the ripening stages within a cultivar indicate significant difference by Duncan’s multiple range test at . ND: not detected.
