Capsicum Red Pigment Content Changes In Pepper Fruit

The capsicum red pigment content of 44 pepper materials was determined using organic solvent method to quantitatively analyze capsicum red pigment content change under different cultivation condition,at different development stage and the correlation between pigment content and fruit quality. The results showed that the red pigment content of pepper fruit in outdoor cultivation was much higher than that in greenhouse cultivation,and the average difference on 10 pepper materials was 2.2 g·kg-1. Capsicum red pigment content was negatively correlated with moisture content of fruit,fresh weight and dry weight of the whole fruit. It is shown the bigger pepper fruit had lower pigment content.