Parameters

Green

Yellow/orange

Orange

Red

Total phenolics (mg GAE/100 g)

224.97^a,b ± 12.51

268.73^a,b,c,e ± 17.15

280.32^b,c,d,e ± 24.26

333.93^d,e ± 13.72

Flavonoids (mg quercetin/100 g)

63.46^a,b ± 5.06

73.24^a,b,c,e ± 4.89

85.65^b,c,d,e ± 8.37

98.34^c,d,e ± 6.28

Caffeine (mg/100 g)

298.23^a,b ± 9.89

342.81^a,b ± 17.89

413.47^b ± 23.83

820.73^c ± 12.90

Vitamin C (mg/100 g)

13.15^a ± 0.13

14.56^a ± 0.09

17.73^b ± 0.08

17.98^b ± 0.11

β-carotene (mg/100 g)

0.59^a ± 0.01

0.69^b,c ± 0.04

0.77^b,c,d ± 0.06

0.93^c,d ± 0.01

Antioxidant activity (%)

5.99^a ± 0.50

6.23^a ± 0.22

6.57^a ± 0.37

7.65^b ± 0.64