Carotenoid content in different varieties of pumpkins

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 633-638

  Murkovic, M ^a   Mulleder U ^a   Neunteufl, H ^b  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b Cucurbita Society   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carotenoid analysis; Lutein; Pumpkins; carotene; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; RETINOL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITION; PUMPKIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SQUASH;

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; CUCURBITA PEPO; PEPO;

EID: 0036882680     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfca.2002.1052     Document Type: Article

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