| Sugar content | Jatropha curcas | Jatropha macrocarpa | ||
| Endosperm | Embryo | Endosperm | Embryo | |
| µg/ml | 60.33 | 40.33 | 21 | 20 |
| µg sugar/mg tissue | 14.3± 2.43c | 104.76± 7.7a | 6.48± 3.3c | 59.20± 12.9b |