Ripening-Dependent Changes in Antioxidants, Color Attributes, and Antioxidant Activity of Seven Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Cultivars

Table 5

Linear correlations between antioxidants and antioxidant activities of tomato fruits.

Antioxidants	FRAP	DPPH
Lycopene	0.256	0.067
β-Carotene	0.788	0.756
Lutein	0.267	0.437
Total carotenoid	0.389	0.229
Total phenol	0.923	0.921
Ascorbic acid	0.492	0.314
Rutin	0.728	0.683
Quercetin	0.275	0.154
Luteolin	0.561	0.684
Naringenin	0.655	0.615
Total flavonoid	0.619	0.528

, , indicate being significant at < 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001, respectively. FRAP: ferric-reducing antioxidant power; DPPH: 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl.