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Total carotenoid content, α-carotene and β-carotene, of landrace pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata Duch): A preliminary study
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Landrace pumpkins occur in nature and their potential as source of pro-vitamin A may be investigated in order to be used in conventional plant breeding or biofortification programs, aiming to increase the total carotenoids and β-carotene contents. The objective of the study was to determine the total carotenoid, α-carotene, β-carotene and its isomers and contents in two landrace samples (A and B) of raw pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata) to verify its seed production potential. High Performance Liquid Chromatography and UV/Visible spectrophotometry were used to determine α-carotene, β-carotene and its isomers, and total carotenoid contents, respectively. All analyses were carried out in triplicate. The results showed mean total carotenoid contents of 404.98 in sample A, and 234.21μg/g in sample B. The α-carotene contents varied from 67.06 to 72.99μg/g in samples A and B, respectively. All E-β-carotene was the most abundant isomer found varying from 244.22 to 141.95μg/g in samples A and B, respectively. The 9 and 13-Z-β-carotene isomers were still found in low concentrations in both analyzed landrace samples. The content of β-carotene in raw sample A showed to be promising for the production of seeds for cultivation and consumption.
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- de Carvalho, L. M. J., Gomes, P. B., Godoy, R. L. D. O., Pacheco, S., do Monte, P. H. F., de Carvalho, J. L. V., Nutti, M. R., Neves, A. C. L., Vieira, A. C. R. A., & Ramos, S. R. R.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Embrapa Agroindústria de Alimentos (BR)
- Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros (BR)
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- Venue
- Food Research International
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-07
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 337-340
- ISSN
- 0963-9969 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2141548709
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- FWCI
- 7.94
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- en
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- Funders
- Embrapa–Monsanto Research Fund
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Nutrient Composition and Product Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry (medical) › Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research
- Keywords
- Cucurbita moschata, total carotenoids, alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, provitamin A, biofortification
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- de Carvalho, L. M. J., Gomes, P. B., Godoy, R. L. D. O., Pacheco, S., do Monte, P. H. F., de Carvalho, J. L. V., Nutti, M. R., Neves, A. C. L., Vieira, A. C. R. A., & Ramos, S. R. R. (2012). Total carotenoid content, α-carotene and β-carotene, of landrace pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata Duch): A preliminary study. Food Research International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2011.07.040
