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A GUIDE TO CAROTENOID ANALYSIS IN FOODS

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6 A Guide to Carotenoid Analysis in Foods<br />

Table 2. Major provitamin A and nonprovitamin A carotenoids of leafy and nonleafy green vegetables<br />

Reference, origin of Common English/ Variety or Concentration, µg/g edible portion, rawb sample, and Portuguese name, edible cultivar and<br />

chromatographic<br />

technique<br />

portion analyzed, and number of Provitamin A Nonprovitamin A<br />

a scientific name sample lots<br />

analyzed<br />

carotenoids carotenoids<br />

Mercadante and Beldroega (leaves) Undefined n=5 β-Carotene (30±8) Neoxanthin (9±2),<br />

Rodriguez-Amaya (1990) Portulaca oleracea lutein+ violaxanthin<br />

São Paulo, Brazil (OCC) (48±8)<br />

Khachik et al. (1992b) Broccoli (flowerets) Botrytis n=3 β-Carotene (23±1) Neoxanthin (6.3±1.0),<br />

Maryland, U.S.A. (HPLC) Brassica oleracea violaxanthin (14±1),<br />

lutein-5,6-epoxide<br />

(6.4±1.1), lutein (24±2),<br />

cis-lutein (4.4±0.4)<br />

Mercadante and Caruru (leaves) Undefined n=5 β-Carotene (110±6), Neoxanthin (43±5),<br />

Rodriguez-Amaya (1990) Amaranthus viridis α-cryptoxanthin lutein+ violaxanthin<br />

São Paulo, Brazil (OCC) (1.3±1.2) (237±50), zeaxanthin<br />

(8.2±6.5)<br />

Wills and Rangga (1996) Chinese cabbage (leaves) Undefined n=3 β-Carotene (22) Zeaxanthin (2), lutein<br />

Sydney, Australia (HPLC) Brassica pekinensis (27), violaxanthin (3),<br />

neoxanthin (2)<br />

Wills and Rangga (1996) Chinese spinach (leaves) Undefined n=3 β-Carotene (20) Zeaxanthin (6), lutein<br />

Sydney, Australia (HPLC) Amaranthus tricolor (29), violaxanthin (19),<br />

neoxanthin (13)<br />

Mercadante and Mentruz (leaves) Undefined n=5 β-Carotene (85±19) Neoxanthin (36±6),<br />

Rodriguez-Amaya (1990) Lepidium pseudodidynum lutein+ violaxanthin<br />

São Paulo, Brazil (OCC) (164±32), zeaxanthin<br />

(1.0±2.1)<br />

Mercadante and Serralha (leaves) Undefined n=5 β-Carotene (63±14) Neoxanthin (29±6),<br />

Rodriguez-Amaya (1990) Sonchus oleraceus lutein+ violaxanthin<br />

São Paulo, Brazil (OCC) (145±52), zeaxanthin<br />

(3.1±5.7)<br />

Mercadante and Taioba (leaves) Undefined n=5 β-Carotene (67±21), Neoxanthin (40±10),<br />

Rodriguez-Amaya (1990) Xanthosoma spp. α-cryptoxanthin lutein+ violaxanthin<br />

São Paulo, Brazil (OCC) (1.0±1.4) (172±38), zeaxanthin<br />

(2.7±6.0)<br />

Chen and Chen (1992) Water convolvulus Undefined n=5 β-Carotene (100±8), Neoxanthin (50±5),<br />

Taipei, Taiwan (HPLC) Ipomoea aquatica cis-β-carotene (6.8±0.8) violaxanthin (60±5),<br />

lutein epoxide (29±3),<br />

lutein (78±7), cislutein<br />

(11±1)<br />

Wills and Rangga (1996) Water spinach Undefined n=3 β-Carotene (4) Neoxanthin (16),<br />

Sydney, Australia (HPLC) Ipomoea aquatica violaxanthin (25),<br />

zeaxanthin (5), lutein<br />

(6)<br />

Wills and Rangga (1996) Water cress Rorippa Undefined n=3 β-Carotene (15) Neoxanthin (12),<br />

Sydney, Australia (HPLC) nasturtium aquaticum violaxanthin (3),<br />

zeaxanthin (7), lutein<br />

(26)<br />

a OCC, open-column chromatography; HPLC, high-performance liquid chromatography.<br />

b Only carotenoids at ≥1 µg/g are included. Unless otherwise stated, the carotenoids are in the trans form.

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