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Table 2 Carotenoid and chlorophyll contents in watery kimchi (unit: mg/100 g dry weight)

From: Bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity in three types of Korean watery kimchi

Bioactives

YMK

DC

NK

Neoxanthin

2.34 ± 0.31a

ND

0.07 ± 0.006b

Capsorubin

1.72 ± 0.07a

0.09 ± 0.002c

0.43 ± 0.03b

Capsanthin

11.89 ± 0.57a

ND

3.05 ± 0.005b

Antheraxanthin

0.52 ± 0.02a

ND

0.41 ± 0.01b

Zeaxanthin

7.59 ± 0.47a

0.90 ± 0.02b

1.11 ± 0.07b

Lutein

24.52 ± 2.66a

1.44 ± 0.07b

0.85 ± 0.03b

α-Cryptoxanthin

ND

ND

ND

β-Cryptoxanthin

0.98 ± 0.07a

0.13 ± 0.003c

0.29 ± 0.026b

α-Carotene

2.62 ± 0.15a

0.20 ± 0.01c

0.62 ± 0.06b

β-Carotene

11.51 ± 0.83a

0.73 ± 0.02b

1.02 ± 0.08b

Total carotenoids

63.78 ± 4.88a

3.50 ± 0.12c

7.63 ± 0.68b

Chl-a

156.77 ± 2.65a

5.22 ± 0.07b

2.52 ± 0.02b

Chl-b

93.33 ± 1.26a

5.52 ± 0.27b

1.57 ± 0.01c

Chl-a/Chl-b

1.68 ± 0.006a

0.95 ± 0.061c

1.61 ± 0.008b

Total Chl

250.1 ± 3.91a

10.74 ± 0.21b

4.09 ± 0.03c

  1. Values are means ± standard deviations (n = 3). Different superscripts within the same rows indicate significant differences (p < 0.05; one-way ANOVA and Duncan’s multiple range test)
  2. YMK, yeolmu mul kimchi; DC, dongchimi; NK, nabak kimchi; ND, not detected; Chl, chlorophyll