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Assessment of carotenoids in pumpkins after different home cooking conditions

author(s) Viana de Carvalho, J.L.. - Jaeger de Carvalho, L.M.. - Koblitz, M.G.B.. - Neves Cardoso, F. de S.. - Smiderle, L. de A.S.M.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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  • South America
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Americas
  • World
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Jaeger de Carvalho, L.M.; Smiderle, L. de A.S.M.; Viana de Carvalho, J.L.; Neves Cardoso, F. de S.; Koblitz, M.G.B. Assessment of carotenoids in pumpkins after different home cooking conditions. Food Science and Technology (Campinas) (2014) 34 (2) 365-370. (DOI: 10.1590/fst.2014.0058)

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Abstract

Carotenoids have antioxidant activity, but few are converted by the body into retinol, the active form of vitamin A. Among the 600 carotenoids with pro-vitamin A activity, the most common are α- and β-carotene. These carotenoids are susceptible to degradation (e.g., isomerization and oxidation) during cooking. The aim of this study was to assess the total carotenoid, α- and β-carotene, and 9 and 13-Z- β-carotene isomer contents in C. moschata after different cooking processes

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