Table 4.
Total carotenoid contents of bimonthly and seasonal radish sprouts

		Total carotenoid contents (β-carotene mg/g, dry weight)
		RS11)	RS2	RS3	RS4	RS5	Mean
Month2)	Feb.	12.14±0.953)^b4)^A5)	12.74±0.10^bA	13.51±0.10^cA	12.71±0.50^bA	12.97±0.08^aB	12.81±0.49^A
	Apr.	6.45±0.88^cD	7.93±0.11^bD	9.02±0.10^aD	8.24±0.11^bC	8.80±0.22^aD	8.09±1.01^C
	Jun.	8.09±1.20^cC	10.58±2.19^bB	11.20±0.89^abC	11.91±0.15^abB	12.66±0.61^aBC	10.89±1.75^B
	Aug.	8.65±0.43^bC	9.26±0.22^aC	9.27±0.07^aD	7.58±0.61^cD	8.33±0.24^bE	8.62±0.71^C
	Oct.	11.01±0.22^bB	12.29±0.03^aA	11.26±0.40^bC	12.12±0.10^aB	12.25±0.54^aC	11.78±0.60^AB
	Dec.	8.60±0.23^dC	12.96±0.30^bA	11.86±0.06^cB	11.96±0.09^cB	13.59±0.17^aA	11.79±1.92^AB
	Mean	9.16±2.07^a	10.96±2.06^a	11.02±1.68^a	10.75±2.23^a	11.43±2.27^a	10.66±0.88
Season	Summer6)	8.37±0.40^B	9.92±0.93^B	10.24±1.36^B	9.75±3.06^B	10.50±3.06^B	9.75±0.83^B
Season	Winter7)	10.37±2.50^A	12.85±0.16^A	12.69±1.17^A	12.34±0.53^A	13.28±0.44^A	12.30±1.13^A

RS1~RS5 refer to the names of the random sample group.
"Month" means the purchasing time.
The values are the mean±SD.
Means in a row not followed by the same letter are significantly differ (p<0.05).
Means in a column row not followed by the same letter are significantly differ (p<0.05).
"Summer"" means June and August.
"Winter" means February and December.