Genetic variation and relationship among content of vitamins, pigments, and sugars in baby leaf lettuce.

ABSTRACT: Baby leaf lettuce harvested approximately 30 days after planting is the primary component of spring mix salads, a popular type of packaged salads. Very little is known, however, about the content of vitamins, sugars, and pigments in young lettuce plants. Therefore, plants of 42 accessions harvested at baby leaf stage were analyzed for the contents of vitamin C, ß-carotene, anthocyanins, chlorophylls, glucose, fructose, and sucrose. Significant differences among accessions were found for content of all seven compounds plus sucrose sweetness equivalency (SSE) and average vitamin load (AVL_AC). "Floricos" was highest in all sugars, SSE and vitamin C; "Taiwan" was highest in ß-carotene and AVL_AC, and "Annapolis" and "Darkland" were highest for anthocyanins an

SUBMITTER: Simko I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6804913 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature