Table 5. Pearson’s correlation coefficients among the yields of potato parenchyma cells, the total solid contents and hardness of potato whole-tissue, and the chemical compositions of potato flours

Variables PCC1) TSC1) Hardness Protein Lipid Ash TC1) TS1) NSP1)
TSC 0.173
Hardness -0.888** -0.084
Protein -0.088 -0.331* -0.064
Lipid 0.046 -0.149 0.014 0.105
Ash -0.074 -0.167 0.048 0.117 0.094
TC 0.090 0.367** 0.041 -0.944** -0.299 -0.388**
TS 0.317* 0.381** -0.106 -0.474** -0.112 -0.580** 0.598**
NSP -0.334* -0.228 0.170 -0.043 -0.062 0.461** -0.073 -0.843**
Pectin 0.038 -0.308 -0.188 -0.041 -0.015 0.204 -0.015 -0.033* 0.374**
p<0.01,
p<0.01,
PCC: potato parenchyma cell yield, TSC: total solid content, TC: total carbohydrate content, TS: total starch content, NSP: non-starch polysaccharide.