Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 128, Issue 1, Pages 195-202Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.03.027
Keywords
Pumpkin puree; Carotenoids; Stability; Processing; Storage
Funding
- CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Brazil)
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Changes in the contents of carotenoids and their true retentions (%TR) during the production of puree of Cucurbita moschata 'Menina Brasileira' and of Cucurbita maxima 'Exposicao' pumpkins and the stability of such compounds during 180 days of storage were monitored by liquid chromatography coupled with a photodiode array detector. Cooking caused higher losses than commercial sterilisation. High losses of xanthophylls such as lutein and violaxanthin were noted during processing and storage of pumpkin puree. Such losses show the low stability of these compounds. The major carotenoids, pro-vitamin A carotenes, namely, alpha-carotene and all-trans-beta-carotene for C. moschata 'Menina Brasileira' and all-trans-beta-carotene for C. maxima 'Exposicao' obtained high retentions (> 75%) after processing. A slight degree of isomerisation of beta-carotene was noted in the puree samples, but with low concentrations of cis-isomers. Storage for 180 days did not significantly affect (P <= 0.05) the concentrations of these carotenoids. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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