Comparison of 3 spectrophotometric methods for carotenoid determination in frequently consumed fruits and vegetables

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Biehler, Eric ^a,b   Mayer, Frédéric ^a   Hoffmann, Lucien ^a   Krause, Elmar ^b   Bohn, Torsten ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; HPLC; Plant foods; Screening; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; SOLVENT; XANTHOPHYLL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; METHODOLOGY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VEGETABLE;

CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FRUIT; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; SOLVENTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VEGETABLES; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 74249084794     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2009.01417.x     Document Type: Article

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