Table 3 Evolution of pigment contents in broccoli during yellowing

From: Transcriptome profiling reveals the roles of pigment mechanisms in postharvest broccoli yellowing

Pigment content

Storage time (d)

0 d

5 d

12 d

Chlorophyll content

 Chlorophyll a (mg/kg)

1.12 ± 0.31a

0.77 ± 0.26b

0.50 ± 0.21c

 Chlorophyll b (mg/kg)

0.23 ± 0.11b

0.38 ± 0.10a

0.18 ± 0.06c

Carotenoid content

 Zeaxanthin (mg/kg)

1.08 ± 0.05c

2.12 ± 0.81b

3.64 ± 1.01a

 β-Carotene (mg/kg)

3.81 ± 1.14c

7.24 ± 2.26b

20.16 ± 6.02a

 Lutein (mg/kg)

5.62 ± 1.02b

6.12 ± 2.11b

10.01 ± 2.54a

 β-Cryptoxanthin (μg/kg)

14.21 ± 2.12c

26.18 ± 5.17b

210.4 ± 16.20a

Flavonoid content

 Flavonoids (μg/kg)

15.72 ± 2.62a

12.41 ± 2.07b

13.66 ± 3.28b

  1. The values represent the means ± standard deviations of three experiments, each with three biological replicates (n = 9). The different letters within the rows indicate significant differences among different storage times (P < 0.05)