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. 2016 Dec 5;53(11):4067–4075. doi: 10.1007/s13197-016-2413-7

Table 4.

Carotenoid compositions of the pineapple, papaya and olive byproduct powders

Peak no. Carotenoids Retention time (min) Concentration [mg/100 g (DM)]*
Byproduct powder
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)