Question

What pigments can you expect to find in the spinach? (Select all that apply.) a. Anthocyanins (blue) b. Carotenes (orange) c. Porphyrins (red or yellow) d. Pheophytin a & b (gray) e. Chlorophyll a & b (green or blue-green) f. Xanthophylls (yellow)

Answer 1

Answer: Chlorophyll a & b (green or blue-green) f. Xanthophylls (yellow)Carotenes (orange) Pheophytin a & b (gray)

Explanation:

Spinach leaves usually contain chlorophyll a and b and β-carotene as major pigments there may be smaller amounts of other pigments such as xanthophylls present; phenophytins, are also present in the spinach as pigments.