Carotenoids content of some locally consumed fruits and yams in Cameroon

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 497-501

  Inocent, Gouado ^a   Ejoh, R Aba ^b   Issa, T Somé ^c   Schweigert, Florian J ^d   Tchouanguep, M F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^d UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Lycopene; Pro vitamin A; Zeaxanthin; Carotene; Carotene; Cryptoxanthin

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; ZEAXANTHIN;

APPLE; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GUAVA; HARVEST PERIOD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MANGO; NONHUMAN; PAPAYA; PUMPKIN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VARIETAS; WATER CONTENT; WATERMELON; YAM;

CARICA PAPAYA; CUCUMIS; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; CUCURBITA PEPO; CYTHERE; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA SCHIMPERIANA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MANGIFERA INDICA; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA; PSIDIUM; SPONDIAS DULCIS;

EID: 34447276724     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2007.497.501     Document Type: Article

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