Effects of Seed Priming with Zinc Sulfate on Nutritional Enrichment and Biochemical Fingerprints of Momordica charantia

Table 4

Correlation matrix of fruit phenolics with nutritive parameters of M. charantia.

Acids	Metabolizable energy	Catalase	Peroxidase	Ash	Soluble sugar	Protein	Crude fiber	Oil	Amino acid
Ferulic acid	0.98	−0.97	0.97	ns	−0.93	−0.91	ns	ns	0.9
Coumaric acid	0.98	−0.97	0.97	ns	−0.93	−0.91	ns	ns	0.9
Benzoic acid	−0.98	0.97	−0.97	ns	0.93	-0.91	ns	ns	−0.9
Sinapic acid	0.98	-0.97	0.97	ns	−0.93	0.91	ns	ns	0.9
Cinnamic acid	0.98	-0.97	0.97	ns	−0.93	0.91	ns	ns	0.9
Quercetin	−0.98	0.97	−0.97	ns	0.93	-0.91	ns	ns	−0.9
Phenolic acid	−0.98	0.97	−0.97	ns	0.93	−0.91	ns	ns	−0.9

ns: non-significance at . Thee symbols , , and indicate significant correlation.