Carotenoid profiles of red- and yellow-colored arils of cultivars of Taxus baccata L. and Taxus × media Rehder Author Schex, Roland DSM Nutritional Products, Research and Development Center Forms, P. O. Box 2676, 4002, Basel, Switzerland & * & Geisenheim University, Institute of Beverage Research, Analysis and Technology of Plant-based Foods, Von-Lade-Strasse 1, 65366, Germany Author Lieb, Veronika M. University of Hohenheim, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Plant Foodstuff Technology and Analysis, Garbenstrasse 25, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany & DSM Nutritional Products, Research and Development Center Forms, P. O. Box 2676, 4002, Basel, Switzerland Author Schafer, Christian Author Schweiggert, Ralf * & Geisenheim University, Institute of Beverage Research, Analysis and Technology of Plant-based Foods, Von-Lade-Strasse 1, 65366, Germany Author Steingass, Christof B. * & Geisenheim University, Institute of Beverage Research, Analysis and Technology of Plant-based Foods, Von-Lade-Strasse 1, 65366, Germany text Phytochemistry 2021 112741 2021-06-30 186 1 11 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112741 journal article 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112741 1873-3700 8273180

Table 4 Carotenoid concentrations (μg/g fresh weight) of red-colored arils of cultivars of Taxus baccata L. and Taxus × media Rehder.

No.	Proposed structure	Taxus baccata L.						Taxus × media Rehder
Values represent mean ± standard deviation. Significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) within a row are indicated by different letters. n.d., not detected; tr., traces. a Calculated as sum of rhodoxanthin (E/Z)-isomers and eschscholtzxanthone esters.
		1	2	‘Dovastonii Aurea’	‘Washingtonii’	‘Elegantissima’	‘Hessei’	‘Hicksii’
2	(all- E)-Lutein	0.19 ± 0.03 bc	0.25 ± 0.03 b	0.56 ± 0.06 a	0.25 ± 0.03 b	0.25 ± 0.02 b	0.21 ± 0.03 bc	0.17 ± 0.01 c
3	(all- E)-Zeaxanthin	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	n.d.	0.16 ± 0.02 a	n.d.	n.d.
5	Rhodoxanthin isomer	0.76 ± 0.01 b	0.41 ± 0.01 d	0.14 ± 0.01 f	0.83 ± 0.02 a	0.28 ± 0.02 e	0.60 ± 0.04 c	0.55 ± 0.01 c
6	Rhodoxanthin isomer	0.94 ± 0.06 a	0.53 ± 0.02 c	0.23 ± 0.01 d	1.02 ± 0.05 a	0.50 ± 0.02 c	0.77 ± 0.04 b	0.78 ± 0.02 b
8	Rhodoxanthin isomer	2.07 ± 0.11 a	1.13 ± 0.07 c	0.51 ± 0.03 d	2.12 ± 0.04 a	1.08 ± 0.05 c	1.55 ± 0.11 b	1.45 ± 0.08 b
9	Rhodoxanthin isomer	0.85 ± 0.05 a	0.42 ± 0.04 cd	0.14 ± 0.01 e	0.85 ± 0.01 a	0.26 ± 0.04 de	0.68 ± 0.08 ab	0.48 ± 0.07 bc
11	Rhodoxanthin isomer	1.28 ± 0.04 bc	0.80 ± 0.03 d	0.48 ± 0.01 e	1.40 ± 0.07 ab	1.11 ± 0.01 c	1.34 ± 0.11 ab	1.47 ± 0.02 a
12	(6 Z,6′ Z)-Rhodoxanthin	7.43 ± 0.21 ab	4.82 ± 0.19 d	2.78 ± 0.10 e	7.69 ± 0.24 a	5.79 ± 0.31 c	6.78 ± 0.29 b	7.17 ± 0.28 ab
16	(6 Z)-Rhodoxanthin	15.80 ± 0.41 b	10.77 ± 0.14 c	7.77 ± 0.20 d	16.57 ± 0.65 b	16.88 ± 0.46 b	15.93 ± 0.66 b	19.23 ± 0.17 a
19	(all- E)-Rhodoxanthin	10.41 ± 0.23 d	7.84 ± 0.13 e	7.59 ± 0.05 e	11.62 ± 0.64 cd	17.86 ± 0.45 b	12.68 ± 0.65 c	20.20 ± 0.19 a
22	β- Cryptoxanthin myristate isomer	0.10 ± 0.00 c	n.d.	n.d.	0.15 ± 0.02 b	0.11 ± 0.01 b	0.35 ± 0.04 a	0.40 ± 0.05 a
23	(all- E)-β- Cryptoxanthin myristate	0.36 ± 0.01 c	n.d.	tr.	0.44 ± 0.02 c	0.43 ± 0.02 c	2.55 ± 0.11 b	2.94 ± 0.05 a
26	(9 Z)-β- Cryptoxanthin myristate	0.41 ± 0.06 c	0.20 ± 0.02 c	0.29 ± 0.01 c	0.66 ± 0.06 b	0.41 ± 0.04 c	0.97 ± 0.13 a	0.81 ± 0.09 ab
31	Eschscholtzxanthone ester	0.17 ± 0.00 c	n.d.	n.d.	0.19 ± 0.04 b	tr.	0.20 ± 0.03 ab	0.21 ± 0.04 a
32	Eschscholtzxanthone myristate isomer	0.51 ± 0.01 c	tr.	tr.	0.54 ± 0.01 b	0.24 ± 0.03 d	0.56 ± 0.01 b	1.03 ± 0.07 a
34	(all- E)-Eschscholtzxanthone myristate	0.62 ± 0.02 c	tr.	0.13 ± 0.00 e	0.66 ± 0.01 c	0.42 ± 0.03 d	0.81 ± 0.01 b	1.66 ± 0.06 a
36	Eschscholtzxanthone ester	tr.	n.d.	n.d.	tr.	n.d.	0.15 ± 0.01 b	0.22 ± 0.02 a
	Total rhodoxanthin	39.53 ± 1.09 c	26.74 ± 0.40 d	19.46 ± 0.46 e	42.11 ± 1.68 bc	43.73 ± 0.90 b	40.32 ± 1.82 bc	51.33 ± 0.46 a
	Total retro -carotenoids a	40.69 ± 1.04 b	26.74 ± 0.40 c	19.48 ± 0.46 d	43.42 ± 1.67 b	44.39 ± 0.90 b	42.04 ± 1.85 b	54.46 ± 0.64 a
	Total carotenoids	41.67 ± 1.06 c	27.18 ± 0.44 d	20.33 ± 0.51 e	44.92 ± 1.77 bc	45.75 ± 0.85 b	46.13 ± 1.90 b	58.78 ± 0.81 a