Figure 2

Composition of carotenoids and tocopherols in seeds of grain legumes and their closest wild relatives. (A) Individual carotenoids and tocopherols are expressed as proportions of total contents. Data are means (n = 5). (B) Bisector plots representing the absolute contents of carotenoids and tocopherols in grain legumes plotted against their closest wild relatives (only compounds shared among most species are shown). Data points below the dotted line (y = x) indicate that grain legumes contained less seed carotenoids or tocopherols than their wild relatives.