Table 1: Select Carotenoid, Phenolics, and Ascorbic Acid Concentrations Per Tomato Type Per Feeding Group (Means ± SE)

Lycopene (mg/kg FW) α-Carotene (mg/kg FW) β-Carotene (mg/kg FW) Phenolics (mg/kg FW) Ascorbic Acid (mg/kg FW)
Feeding Gp 1 (n=6) (n=2) (n=2) (n=6) (n=6)
HEC 77.3 ± 4.0 0.17 ± 0.01 8.82 ± 0.30 400 ± 9.5 240 ± 6.2
LEC 60.8 ± 1.6 0.09 ± 0.01 7.20 ± 0.34 339 ± 9.7 107 ± 34.3
Pa 0.004 0.02 0.07 0.001 0.003
Feeding Gp 2 (n=6) (n=2) (n=2) (n=6) (n=6)
HEC 53.8 ± 2.6 0.02 ± 0.00004 6.77 ± 0.22 406 ± 8.3 241 ± 8.1
LEC 45.6 ± 2.5 0.02 ± 0.0005 5.39 ± 0.16 326 ± 5.8 179 ± 9.6
Pa 0.02 0.28 0.04 0.0001 0.001
Feeding Gp 3 (n=6) (n=3) (n=3) (n=3) (n=3)
HEC 62.0 ± 3.1 N.D. 5.74 ± 0.52 381 ± 10.4 193 ± 6.7
LEC 52.4 ± 2.5 N.D. 5.10 ± 0.43 328 ± 7.7 167 ± 5.8
Pa 0.01 0.37 0.01 0.04
Feeding Gp 4 (n=6) (n=3) (n=3) (n=3) (n=3)
HEC 57.6 ± 3.4 N.D. 7.54 ± 0.33 330 ± 4.2 158 ± 8.8
LEC 49.2 ± 2.8 N.D. 6.20 ± 0.28 322 ± 19.0 146 ± 10.3
Pa 0.01 0.04 0.67 0.42
Pb 0.0001 (n=24) 0.09 (n=4) 0.0004 (n=10) 0.0001 (n=18) 0.0001 (n=18)

a for difference in change between tomato conditions by group assignment
b for difference in change between tomato conditions by all
N.D. not detectable.