Table 4.
Peak no. | Carotenoids | Retention time (min) | Concentration [mg/100 g (DM)]* Byproduct powder |
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Pineapple | Papaya | Olive | |||
1 | Lutein | 17.790 | 1.12 ± 0.17b | 2.41 ± 0.05a | 0.26 ± 0.03c |
2 | Zeaxanthin | 20.746 | 0.10 ± 0.02b | 0.73 ± 0.08a | 0.10 ± 0.001b |
3 | Cryptoxanthin | 31.212 | ND | 9.21 ± 0.31a | 0.34 ± 0.01b |
4 | α-Carotene | 37.746 | 0.058 ± 0.003 | ND | ND |
5 | β-Carotene | 42.203 | 0.75 ± 0.04b | 3.21 ± 0.36a | 0.94 ± 0.07b |
Total carotenoids | 2.02 ± 0.13b | 15.56 ± 0.35a | 1.64 ± 0.06b |
ND not detected
* Results are the means of three determinations ± standard deviation. Different letters in the same line are significantly different as determined by Tukey’s test (p ≤ 0.05)