Table 1.

Contents (μg/ml) of various carotenoids in carotenoid fraction from Gynostemma pentaphyllum

Peak no.	Carotenoids	Content (μg/ml)*
1	Auroxanthin	0.5 ± 0.1
2	Violaxanthin	–
3	Luteoxanthin	2.3 ± 0.3
4	Neoxanthin	1.2 ± 0.3
5	Cis-neoxanthin	0.9 ± 0.3
6	Cis-neoxanthin	1.8 ± 0.5
7	Cis-neoxanthin	0.7 ± 0.1
8	Cis-neoxanthin	3.8 ± 0.9
9	Cis-neoxanthin	1.2 ± 0.2
10	9 or 9′-cis-lutein	0.9 ± 0.5
11	13 or 13′-cis-lutein	7.6 ± 1.8
12	13 or 13′-cis-lutein	4.6 ± 1.1
13	Cis-lutein	3.2 ± 0.5
14	Cis-lutein	1.4 ± 0.2
15	All-trans-lutein	100.2 ± 10.1
16	9 or 9′-cis-lutein	6.2 ± 1.3
17	Cis-lutein	2.2 ± 0.8
18	9 or 9′-cis-lutein	1.5 ± 0.2
19	Cis-lutein	1.8 ± 0.2
20	All-trans-β-cryptoxanthin	1.0 ± 0.1
21	13 or 13′-cis-β-carotene	2.8 ± 1.2
22	All-trans-α-carotene	14.1 ± 6.5
23	All-trans-β-carotene	48.6 ± 15.8
24	9 or 9′-cis-β-carotene	16.2 ± 5.1
	Total	224.7

^*Average of duplicate analyses ± SD.