A simple spectrophotometric method for the estimation of α-carotene, β-carotene and lycopene concentrations in carrot acetone extracts

Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 351-355

  Nagata, Masayasu ^a   Noguchi, Yuji ^a   Ito, Hidekazu ^a   Imanishi, Shunsuke ^a   Sugiyama, Keita ^b  

^a FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Carrot; Equation; Quality; Spectrophotometry quantification

Indexed keywords

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 34548596646     PISSN: 1341027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/nskkk.54.351     Document Type: Article

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