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Table 2 Concentration of total carotenoids and total tocopherols on domesticated (D) and wild (W) legume seeds

From: Side-effects of domestication: cultivated legume seeds contain similar tocopherols and fatty acids but less carotenoids than their wild counterparts

 

Total carotenoids (μg g −1DM)

Total tocopherols (μg g −1DM)

Crop

W

D

% Δ

W

D

% Δ

Arachis

0.9 ± 0.2

0.3 ± 0.4

−63.3

120.2 ± 26.7

23.5 ± 4.6

−80.5*

Cicer

17.6 ± 3.0

9.4 ± 2.5

−46.3*

34.1 ± 4.2

64.9 ± 8.5

90.3*

Glycine

27.3 ± 2.3

6.4 ± 1.2

−76.4*

70.6 ± 2.3

146.9 ± 6.9

108.2*

Lathyrus

9.3 ± 1.2

7.2 ± 0.9

−23.0

9.1 ± 0.5

8.7 ± 0.9

−3.6

Lens

17.7 ± 2.2

10.1 ± 1.7

−42.9*

23.3 ± 2.0

9.1 ± 0.6

−60.7

Lupinus

7.5 ± 2.6

4.1 ± 0.3

−44.7*

22.7 ± 1.3

14.5 ± 1.0

−36.3*

Phaseolus

0.2 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.1

−51.5

13.8 ± 1.0

8.2 ± 0.9

−40.1*

Pisum

8.6 ± 2.7

3.7 ± 0.7

−57.0*

31.5 ± 2.3

31.8 ± 2.1

1.1

Vicia

3.5 ± 0.4

3.4 ± 0.6

−1.8

6.4 ± 0.6

9.4 ± 0.2

45.7*

Vigna

2.3 ± 0.5

0.6 ± 0.1

−73.2*

65.2 ± 4.3

59.5 ± 2.6

−8.8

  1. The percentage of variation during domestication is also shown [% Δ = (D-W)/W.100] for both carotenoids and tocopherols. Values are means ± SE (n = 5). Asterisks denote significant differences between grain legumes and their wild relatives (One-way ANOVA, P < 0.05).
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