Table 1 Contents (μg/g DW) of carotenoids in GB_Pe, WF_Pe and YF_Pe

α-Carotene

536.438

537.6

123.1

2.6

9.54 ± 0.55^b

0.00^c

20.84 ± 0.54^a

Antheraxanthin

584.423

585.5

175.4

1.0

0.75 ± 0.00^b

0.75 ± 0.00^b

1.25 ± 0.04^a

Lycopene

536.438

537.4

81.0

3.1

0.00^b

0.00^b

2.15 ± 0. 02^a

Zeaxanthin

568.428

569.4

477.5

1.4

13.15 ± 0.70^b

10.61 ± 0.08^c

27.45 ± 1.10^a

Violaxanthin

600.418

601.4

221

0.9

18.87 ± 3.99^b

0.60 ± 0.02^c

43.81 ± 0.76^a

γ-Carotene

536.438

537.6

177.3

3.3

0.00^b

0.00^b

19.97 ± 0.97^a

Neoxanthin

600.418

601.4

565.5

0.6

14.23 ± 1.31^b

1.14 ± 0.04^c

18.05 ± 0.21^a

β-Carotene

536.438

537.6

177.4

3.1

0.00^b

0.00^b

1.85 ± 0.03^a

Lutein

568.428

551.5

175.4

1.0

39.30 ± 2.86^a

1.46 ± 0.04^b

1.09 ± 0.04^b

β-Cryptoxanthin

552.433

553.5

461.5

2.2

0.00^b

0.00^b

17.82 ± 0.45^a

Astaxanthin

596.840

597.4

379.1

0.8

0.00^c

1.26 ± 0.00^a

1.21 ± 0.00^b

Apocarotenal

416.638

417.3

325.1

1.2

1.06 ± 0.00^b

0.00^c

1.07 ± 0.00^a

ε-Carotene

536.438

537.6

123.2

2.2

0.05 ± 0.00^a

0.00^b

0.00^b

Total

96.96

15.82

156.56