Table 1.
Moisture and carotenoid composition of samples after conventional solvent extraction (experimental) and chemical macro-composition (literature data).
| Sample | Moisture (% w/w) | Carotenoid Concentration (μg/g Dry Weight Basis) Experimental Data | Compositional Data (% g/g, Dry Weight Basis) Literature Data | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCar | ACar | Lut | Lyc | TCC | Carb | Protein | Lipid | Reference | ||
| SPF | 5.3 | 383.7 ± 21.0 | - | 46.9 ± 6.7 | - | 430.6 ± 27.7 | 80.5 | 12.2 | 4.1 | [35] |
| SPP | 4.9 | 144.2 ± 9.4 | - | 20.9 ± 5.2 | - | 165.1 ± 14.6 | 85.5 | 5.1 | 4.4 | [36] |
| TMF | 8.1 | 91.0 ± 8.4 | - | 25.4 ± 5.1 | 113.2 ± 9.3 | 229.6 ± 22.8 | 45.3 | 25.9 | 14.5 | [37] |
| TMP | 6.2 | 154.4 ± 9.7 | - | 16.6 ± 4.0 | 82.5 ± 7.3 | 253.5 ± 21.0 | 93.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | [38] |
| APF | 7.2 | 132.7 ± 9.1 | - | - | - | 132.7 ± 9.1 | 89.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | [39] |
| APP | 6.8 | 212.4 ± 14.0 | 72.7 ± 10.3 | - | - | 285.1 ± 24.3 | - | - | - | - |
| PKF | 5.9 | 239.6 ± 13.6 | - | - | 145.7 ± 12.0 | 383.3 ± 23.6 | 88.3 | 6.1 | 1.6 | [40] |
| PKP | 5.3 | 49.3 ± 9.6 | - | - | 92.7 ± 8.4 | 142.0 ± 18.0 | 86.3 | 12.2 | 5.3 | [40] |
| PCF | 6.6 | 20.4 ± 5.2 | - | - | - | 20.4 ± 5.2 | - | - | - | - |
| PCP | 7.0 | 47.2 ± 6.3 | - | 12.3 ± 3.9 | - | 59.5 ± 10.2 | - | - | - | - |
| GPF | 7.9 | 56.7 ± 6.6 | - | 262.3 ± 15.6 | - | 319.0 ± 22.2 | 55.5 | 10.3 | 5.1 | [31] |
| YPF | 7.7 | 31.9 ± 4.9 | - | 205.2 ± 11.4 | - | 237.1 ± 16.3 | 55.8 | 12.3 | 6.0 | [31] |
| RPF | 7.9 | - | - | 66.7 ± 7.1 | - | 66.7 ± 7.1 | 55.4 | 13.5 | 5.1 | [31] |
| XPW | 5.2 | 18.3 ± 4.2 | - | 90.9 ± 8.4 | - | 109.2 ± 12.6 | 61.7 | 29.1 | 4.5 | [41] |
| MIX | 6.1 | 133.9 ± 11.3 | - | 46.2 ± 7.0 | 23.3 ± 7.6 | 203.4 ± 25.9 | - | - | - | This work |
SPF = sweet potato flesh; SPP = sweet potato peels; TMF = tomato flesh; TMP = tomato peels; APF = apricot flesh; APP = apricot peels; PKF = pumpkin flesh; PKP = pumpkin peels; PCF = peach flesh; PCP = peach peels; GPF = green pepper flesh; YPF = yellow pepper flesh; RPF = red pepper flesh; XPW = pepper wastes; MIX = mixed samples. BCar = β-carotene; ACar = α-Carotene; Lut = lutein; Lyc = lycopene.