Evaluation of Storage and Freezing, Baking, and Boiling Treatments on Total Carotenoids Content in the Fruits of Selected Cucurbita moschata Duch. Varieties

Table 2

Total carotenoids content during storage in fresh matter (FM) [mg/100g].

Variety	0 days			60 days			120 days
	2018	2019	Average	2018	2019	Average	2018	2019	Average
Liscia	6.78 ± 0.38^b	3.09 ± 0.03^a	4.94 ± 1.85^ab	7.96 ± 0.18^bc	7.44 ± 0.60^b	7.70 ± 0.26^b	6.93 ± 0.69^bc	8.38 ± 0.10^ab	7.66 ± 0.73^ab
Matilda	5.69 ± 0.10^b	6.37 ± 0.25^c	6.03 ± 0.34^b	7.37 ± 0.53^b	10.23 ± 0.08^d	8.80 ± 1.43^b	5.81 ± 0.51^b	10.54 ± 0.23^bc	8.18 ± 2.37^ab
Orange	8.42 ± 0.61^c	10.28 ± 0.17^d	9.35 ± 0.93^c	8.59 ± 0.12^c	13.33 ± 0.23^e	10.96 ± 2.37^c	5.35 ± 0.73^b	16.55 ± 1.04^d	10.95 ± 5.60^b
Serpentine	3.81 ± 0.12^a	2.83 ± 0.16^a	3.32 ± 0.49^a	3.99 ± 0.22^a	4.37 ± 0.47^a	4.18 ± 0.19^a	3.22 ± 0.43^a	6.03 ± 0.49^a	4.63 ± 1.41^a
UG 205 F1	6.26 ± 0.26^b	6.48 ± 0.28^c	6.37 ± 0.11^b	7.61 ± 0.12^bc	7.31 ± 0.38^b	7.46 ± 0.15^b	6.64 ± 0.32^b	8.70 ± 0.74^bc	7.67 ± 1.03^ab
Waltham	6.40 ± 0.04^b	5.16 ± 0.06^b	5.78 ± 0.62^b	8.28 ± 0.22^bc	8.83 ± 0.10^c	8.56 ± 0.28^b	8.67 ± 0.49^c	10.35 ± 0.83^c	9.51 ± 0.84^b

The values given in the table are expressed as the average ± SD (n = 3). Different lowercase letters in columns (a, b, c, d, e) between variables express statistically significant differences between the observed varieties ().