Research Article

Ripening-Dependent Changes in Antioxidants, Color Attributes, and Antioxidant Activity of Seven Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Cultivars

Table 4

Color attributes in tomato fruits at different ripening stages.

CultivarsMaturity stagesChromaHue ()

DafnisBreaker60.5 ± 1.4−6.6 ± 0.622.3 ± 1.522.8 ± 1.9106.7 ± 1.1−0.3 ± 0.0
Turning54.1 ± 1.83.1 ± 0.123.9 ± 0.423.3 ± 1.288.8 ± 6.30.1 ± 0.0
Pink44.5 ± 1.517.9 ± 3.530.9 ± 1.936.1 ± 3.160.8 ± 4.00.6 ± 0.1
Light red40.6 ± 2.325.3 ± 2.130.9 ± 2.239.7 ± 0.850.9 ± 4.20.8 ± 0.1
Red35.7 ± 2.427.4 ± 4.024.1 ± 1.837.3 ± 3.842.6 ± 4.31.1 ± 0.1

JicoredBreaker55.0 ± 1.0−6.6 ± 0.321.1 ± 0.722.1 ± 0.7107.6 ± 0.7−0.3 ± 0.0
Turning52.4 ± 2.15.0 ± 0.628.4 ± 3.428.7 ± 2.999.3 ± 4.50.2 ± 0.0
Pink42.2 ± 0.913.3 ± 1.430.8 ± 1.733.2 ± 2.866.7 ± 3.90.4 ± 0.1
Light red33.5 ± 0.926.2 ± 2.719.1 ± 1.433.3 ± 2.336.7 ± 2.91.4 ± 0.1
Red32.8 ± 0.726.0 ± 1.418.6 ± 1.132.0 ± 1.335.5 ± 2.21.4 ± 0.1

TY-TinnyBreaker52.1 ± 1.0−6.6 ± 1.122.1 ± 1.923.9 ± 2.2106.7 ± 2.9−0.3 ± 0.0
Turning41.4 ± 1.66.5 ± 1.327.3 ± 2.229.0 ± 2.779.8 ± 3.20.2 ± 0.1
Pink36.1 ± 1.811.7 ± 1.423.8 ± 2.527.4 ± 2.758.5 ± 5.70.5 ± 0.1
Light red32.7 ± 0.620.5 ± 1.417.5 ± 1.427.0 ± 1.940.4 ± 1.01.2 ± 0.0
Red32.1 ± 0.623.3 ± 1.617.0 ± 0.729.1 ± 0.935.4 ± 2.51.4 ± 0.1

Titi-ChalBreaker52.1 ± 2.1−7.6 ± 1.322.3 ± 0.723.7 ± 0.9109.6 ± 1.5−0.3 ± 0.1
Turning41.8 ± 1.416.1 ± 2.128.1 ± 0.828.4 ± 0.693.0 ± 7.10.6 ± 0.1
Pink35.1 ± 0.521.9 ± 2.122.3 ± 1.427.3 ± 1.159.4 ± 7.11.0 ± 0.0
Light red32.3 ± 0.622.5 ± 1.619.0 ± 1.533.5 ± 0.936.1 ± 2.31.2 ± 0.1
Red32.7 ± 0.526.5 ± 2.017.7 ± 1.328.7 ± 1.938.8 ± 1.71.5 ± 0.1

BetatniyBreaker55.6 ± 1.6−8.5 ± 1.021.7 ± 1.323.3 ± 1.5111.3 ± 1.3−0.4 ± 0.0
Turning49.4 ± 1.25.1 ± 0.624.8 ± 2.325.9 ± 2.399.6 ± 4.10.2 ± 0.0
Pink38.6 ± 1.416.9 ± 1.826.6 ± 1.331.6 ± 0.757.6 ± 3.60.6 ± 0.1
Light red33.9 ± 1.421.5 ± 1.921.0 ± 2.530.1 ± 2.744.6 ± 3.21.1 ± 0.1
Red31.9 ± 0.422.8 ± 1.618.0 ± 0.829.1 ± 1.438.4 ± 1.91.3 ± 0.1

SayranBreaker61.6 ± 1.7−2.7 ± 0.524.1 ± 2.926.3 ± 2.3108.8 ± 0.6−0.1 ± 0.0
Turning52.4 ± 3.37.8 ± 0.821.9 ± 2.822.8 ± 2.086.9 ± 6.10.3 ± 0.1
Pink45.0 ± 3.619.6 ± 1.529.9 ± 0.835.8 ± 2.459.7 ± 4.50.6 ± 0.1
Light red36.8 ± 1.230.1 ± 1.525.3 ± 1.539.4 ± 0.840.3 ± 2.91.2 ± 0.1
Red35.2 ± 1.030.6 ± 2.023.9 ± 1.439.5 ± 3.138.7 ± 1.91.3 ± 0.0

UniconBreaker54.9 ± 2.1−6.5 ± 0.419.1 ± 1.421.0 ± 0.9106.6 ± 2.2−0.3 ± 0.1
Turning43.7 ± 3.83.3 ± 0.323.2 ± 2.323.5 ± 2.289.0 ± 8.60.1 ± 0.1
Pink36.5 ± 1.114.4 ± 1.522.8 ± 2.327.1 ± 2.058.9 ± 5.10.6 ± 0.1
Light red33.1 ± 0.721.8 ± 1.019.3 ± 0.629.2 ± 1.040.8 ± 1.31.1 ± 0.0
Red32.1 ± 0.325.1 ± 1.318.0 ± 0.629.5 ± 2.037.8 ± 3.11.4 ± 0.1

Values are mean ± SD of five replicates. Different letters among the ripening stages within a cultivar indicate significant difference by Duncan’s multiple range test at .