| Species |
Carbohydrate (mg gFW-1) |
AsA (mg gFW-1) |
AsA (mM) |
| Cucumis sativus |
10.95 ± 0.13 |
1.02±0.05 |
5.8±0.33 |
| Cucurbita maxima |
22.48 ± 0.09 |
1.44 ± 0.04 |
8.2 ± 0.20 |
| C. moschata |
21.98 ± 0.80 |
0.49 ± 0.03 |
2.8 ± 0.15 |
| C. pepo(courgette) |
17.96 ± 0.34 |
0. 87 ± 0.05 |
4.9 ± 0.26 |
| C. pepo(squash) |
20.46 ± 0.53 |
0.81 ± 0.02 |
4.6 ± 0.13 |
| C. maxima x C. moschata |
23.28 ± 0.66 |
0.63 ± 0.02 |
3.6 ± 0.09 |
- Mean ± S.E. n = 3 Samples were extracted in 5% H3PO3(w/v) containing 5 mM TCEP and carbohydrate concentration estimated according to Dubois et al. (1956). AsA concentration was estimated by HPLC.
