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Table 1 Carotenoid and vitamin C composition of Aloe species

From: Comparative analysis of some bioactive compounds in leaves of different Aloe species

Aloe species

Carotenoids mg/kg FW

Lutein

β-Carotene

Total carotenoids

Vitamin C (mg/100 g FW)

Aloe aculeata

9.02 ± 0.61a

7.47 ± 0.41a

16.49 ± 1.20a

1.17 ± 0.03c

Aloe africana

6.60 ± 0.19b

3.56 ± 0.18bc

10.19 ± 0.27c

2.34 ± 0.16b

Aloe arborescens

5.64 ± 0.38b

4.12 ± 0.25b

9.77 ± 0.25c

2.34 ± 0.09b

Aloe barbadensis

4.00 ± 0.27c

2.76 ± 0.14d

6.75 ± 0.42d

1.16 ± 0.07c

Aloe ferox

9.00 ± 0.34a

4.06 ± 0.25b

13.06 ± 0.80b

2.34 ± 1.13b

Aloe marlothii

8.43 ± 0.38a

7.41 ± 0.37a

15.84 ± 0.52a

2.01 ± 0.09b

Aloe spectabilis

6.00 ± 0.26b

3.12 ± 0.13 cd

9.12 ± 0.28c

5.85 ± 0.25a

  1. FW fresh weight, SD standard deviation
  2. Values followed by different letters within each column denote a significant difference and those followed by same letters denote no significant difference at P < 0.05