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. 2018 May 3;55(7):2679–2691. doi: 10.1007/s13197-018-3190-2

Table 4.

Analysis of carotenoids in different species of passion fruit (μg/100 g dry weight; mean and standard deviation)

	Pulp			Peel
	Yellow	Purple	Orange	Yellow	Purple	Orange
Lutein	44.28 ± 2.33^b	10.68 ± 0.11^c	105.36 ± 3.24^a	504.97 ± 24.77^b	366.88 ± 17.89^b	2881 ± 148.7^a
Zeaxanthin	65.51 ± 0.86^b	7.49 ± 0.05^c	91.22 ± 1.89^a	65.61 ± 0.22^b	48.70 ± 2.85^b	323.98 ± 11.11^a
Cryptoxanthin	254.38 ± 3.32^a	30.85 ± 0.07^b	nd	75.31 ± 0.05^b	74.56 ± 0.12^b	617.23 ± 37.71^a
α-carotene	86.43 ± 4.59^a	67.65 ± 2.16^b	nd	nd	37.19 ± 1.29^b	420.07 ± 15.02^a
β-carotene	1334 ± 78.8^a	171.88 ± 2.12^c	744.60 ± 15.47^b	272.52 ± 11.77^b	716.32 ± 30.65^b	21,274 ± 676^a
Lycopene	nd	nd	4405 ± 135.1^a	nd	nd	nd
Provitamin A*	111.16 ± 6.57^a	14.32 ± 0.18^c	62.05 ± 1.29^b	22.71 ± 0.98^b	59.69 ± 2.55^b	1773 ± 56.4^a
Total carotenoids	1785 ± 81.5^b	288.56 ± 0.03^c	5346 ± 145.4^a	918.41 ± 36.81^b	1244 ± 52.5^b	25,516 ± 561.9^a

^a,b,cDifferent superscript letters in the same row indicate statistically significant difference (p < 0.05)

nd not detected

*Expressed as μg RAE (Retinol Activity Equivalent)