Title:	Variability of total carotenoids in C. Moschata genotypes.
Authors:	CARVALHO, L. M. J. DE CARVALHO, J. L. V. de BORGES, R. M. E. KASER, I. M. LIMA, V. G. SOUSA, D. S. F. DE
Affiliation:	LUCIA MARIA JAEGER DE CARVALHO, Laboratório de Tecnologia e Análise Instrumental de Alimentos – LATAIA; JOSE LUIZ VIANA DE CARVALHO, CTAA; RITA MERCIA ESTIGARRIBIA BORGES FAUSTINO, CPATSA; INGRID MAROTO KASER, Laboratório de Tecnologia e Análise Instrumental de Alimentos – LATAIA; VICTOR GOMES LIMA, Laboratório de Tecnologia e Análise Instrumental de Alimentos – LATAIA; DANIELE SILVA FEIJÓ DE SOUSA, Laboratório de Tecnologia e Análise Instrumental de Alimentos – LATAIA.
Date Issued:	2015
Citation:	Chemical Engineering Transactions, v. 44, p. 247-252, 2015.
Description:	Nowadays, the vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is still a public health concern, being one of the most important components of the high rate of morbidity and mortality among children in developing countries. There is a high prevalence of night blindness caused by deficiency of vitamin A. Children and pregnant women are particularly affected. Many pumpkins (C. moschata) genotypes present a great variability of carotenoid content mainly the beta-carotene. The objective of this work is to evaluate the variability of beta-carotene among pumpkins genotypes. Twenty biofortified pumpkins cultivated at Embrapa Table Coast land and Semiarid were evaluated regarding beta-carotene contents. The analyses were carried out by High rformance Liquid Chromatography. The pumkinks showed a large variability in the contents of total carotenoids varying, in fresh pumpkins from 699.06 (genotype 25) to 124.60 μg/g (genotype 26), from 106.96 (genotype 26) to 655.54 μg/g (genotype 25) in samples cooked in boiling water and 117.55 (genotype 19) and 650.54 μg/g (genotype 25) in steamed cooked, respectively.
Thesagro:	Abóbora Genótipo Saúde Pública Vitamina A
NAL Thesaurus:	Pumpkins
Keywords:	Carotenóides C moschata Beta-caroteno
DOI:	10.3303/CET1544042
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPATSA)