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Degradation of carotenoids in pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima L.) slices as influenced by microwave vacuum drying
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The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of microwave vacuum drying on carotenoids in pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima L.) slices. Carotenoids were measured using the reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography technique. It was shown that compared with hot air drying, microwave vacuum drying inhibited color changes and significantly (p < 0.05) improved total carotenoid retention (89.1%) in pumpkin slices. During the microwave vacuum drying process, microwave power had an important effect on total carotenoid and all-trans carotenoids. As microwave power increased, the total carotenoid content significantly decreased (p < 0.05), and the levels of individual carotenoids, including all-trans-α-carotene, all-trans-β-carotene, and all-trans-lutein, generally decreased. However, there was an overall upward trend for the levels of 13-cis-β-carotene, 15-cis-β-carotene, 9-cis-β-carotene, and 9-cis-α-carotene. The trans carotenoid quality of the finished products was improved within a certain range of vacuum levels. In addition to the degradation induced by microwave energy, isomerization was considered to be responsible for the loss of all-trans carotenoids. These results indicated that inappropriate drying methods and conditions might result in high losses of all-trans carotenoids in pumpkins.
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- Authors
- Song, J., Wang, X., Li, D., Meng, L., & Liu, C.
- Affiliations
- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Nanjing Agricultural University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Li, Dajing
- Venue
- International Journal of Food Properties
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-08-02
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1479-1487
- ISSN
- 1094-2912 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-2386
- OpenAlex
- W2488536670
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 32
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- 2026: 7 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4
- FWCI
- 5.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
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- International Journal of Food Properties (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Drying and Modeling
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry (medical) › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Microencapsulation and Drying Processes
- Keywords
- carotenoid degradation, pumpkin, Cucurbita maxima, microwave vacuum drying, hot air drying, carotenoid isomerization, color change, microwave power, vacuum level, lutein, beta-carotene, alpha-carotene
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