Biopriming of Momordica charantia Seeds with Enterobacter to Improve Nutritional and Biochemical Attributes

Table 7

Correlations between fruit phenolics and nutritional characteristics of M. charantia after seed bioprimed with FD17 strain of Enterobacter.

Acids	Metabolizable energy	Peroxidase	Catalase	Soluble sugar	Protein	Ash	Oil	Crude fiber	Amino acid
Ferulic acid	0.9	0.97	−0.97	−0.9	0.9	Ns	Ns	Ns	Ns
Coumaric acid	0.9	0.97	−0.97	−0.9	0.9	Ns	Ns	Ns	Ns
Benzoic acid	0.9	0.97	−0.97	−0.9	0.9	Ns	Ns	Ns	Ns
Sinapic acid	−0.9	−0.97	0.97	0.9	−0.9	Ns	Ns	Ns	Ns
Cinnamic acid	−0.9	−0.97	0.97	0.9	−0.9	Ns	Ns	Ns	Ns
Quercetin	−0.9	−0.97	0.97	0.9	−0.9	Ns	Ns	Ns	Ns
Phenolic acid	−0.9	−0.97	0.97	0.9	−0.9	Ns	Ns	Ns	Ns

, , and indicate significant correlation; Ns indicates nonsignificance at .