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. 2021 Apr 21;10(5):912. doi: 10.3390/foods10050912

Table A1.

Root and tuber vegetables (excluding starchy- and sugar-) (A00QF) (µg/100 g).

Food Name Scientific Name Origin (Country) Purchase (Country) Water (%) Part Analysed Colour α-Carotene β-Carotene β-Cryptoxanthin Ref.
Carrot Daucus carota L. United Kingdom United Kingdom peeled 4450 ± 940 32,000 ± 2880 [95]
Carrot Daucus carota L. Italy Italy 2840–4960 4350–8840 [25]
Carrot Daucus carota L. Germany Germany 91.3 edible part 4890 9020 [53]
Carrot Daucus carota L. Germany Germany 84.3 edible part 3060 6500 12 [53]
Carrot Daucus carota L. Germany Germany edible part 4120 4650 28 [53]
Carrot Daucus carota L. Spain Spain edible part orange 3245 8162 [24]
Carrot Daucus carota L. Spain Spain edible part orange 2895 6628 [24]
Carrot Daucus carota L. Spain Spain edible part orange 3700 9800 [24]
Carrot Daucus carota L. Turkey Turkey root orange 1344–3011 4160–7162 [156]
Carrot Daucus carota L. Spain Spain edible part 3245 8162 [24]
Carrot Daucus carota L. Spain Spain edible part 2895 6628 [24]
Carrot Daucus carota L. Italy Italy all sample L*52.2 ± 0.7a*24.1 ± 1.5b*36.1 ± 1 82,100 ± 1100 128,400 ± 800 [111]
Carrot Daucus carota L. Italy Italy all sample L*52.1 ± 0.8a*22.6 ± 1.1b*35.7 ± 1.9 85,600 ± 2400 101,600 ± 700 [111]
Carrot Daucus carota L. Italy Italy all sample L*50.2 ± 1.1a*21.4 ± 1.4b*35.3 ± 1.5 68,100 ± 9100 113,000 ± 16,700 [111]
Carrot Daucus carota L. Poland Poland roots 4820–9520 [157]
Carrot Daucus carota L. cv Nerac Ireland Ireland roots 188,000 ± 5000 [158]
Carrot Daucus carota L. cv. Nantes Brazil tuber orange 3500 6150 nd [109]
Carrot Daucus carota L. HCM France France root dark-orange 7583± 619 17,206 ± 643 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus Finland Finland 2200–4900 4600–10,300 [86]
Carrot Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus Spain Spain 2900 ± 300 6600 ± 0 [86]
Carrot Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus United Kingdom United Kingdom 2700–3600 8500–10,800 [86]
Carrot Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus USA 3900 5600 [86]
Carrot Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus Egypt 3400 6300 [86]
Carrot Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus Taiwan 2800 ± 300 5400 ± 600 [86]
Carrot Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus Malaysia 3400 6800 [86]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. Commercial French France France root orange 2322 ± 233 5404 ± 305 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. Blanche à collet vert France France root white nd nd [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. Blanche des vosges France France root white nd nd [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. Carentan France France root orange 1644 ± 50 5932 ± 360 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. Commercial French France France root orange 1972± 183 5433 ± 462 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. Commercial French France France root orange 3131 ± 263 6633 ± 564 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. Commercial French France France root orange 1419 ± 99 4149 ± 112 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. Commercial French France France root orange 2291 ± 224 6190 ± 403 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. Commercial French France France root orange 1916 ± 138 4730 ± 319 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. Kokubu France France root orange 1748 ± 29 3740 ± 25 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. La Merveille France France root orange 2092 ± 36 5869 ± 101 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. Nantaise améliorée France France root orange 1369 ± 150 3625 ± 329 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. San NaÏ France France root orange 1333 ± 85 3206 ± 182 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. sativa, D.C. Spain Spain 88 root orange 2895 ± 276 6628 ± 45 [24]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. sativa, D.C. Spain Spain 90 root orange 3245 ± 128 8162 ± 364 [24]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. Violette jordanienne France France root purple nd 381 ± 24 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. Violette turque France France root purple nd 318 ± 18 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. yellowstone France France root yellow nd 332 ± 15 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L., var. Bolero Turkey Turkey root 1642 ± 101
3011 ± 217		 4826 ± 465
7162 ± 503		 [160]
Carrot Daucus carota L., var. Fontana Norway Norway root 5490–11,270 2210–5510 [161]
Carrot Daucus carota L., var. Maestro-F1 Turkey Turkey root 1706 ± 60
2478 ± 179		 4160 ± 148
6706 ± 42		 [160]
Carrot Daucus carota L., var. Merida Norway Norway root 5550–10,200 1980–5220 [161]
Carrot Daucus carota L., var. Nanco Turkey Turkey root 1473 ± 34
2630 ± 33		 4310 ± 118
6440 ± 146		 [160]
Carrot Daucus carota L., var. Nandrin Norway Norway root 5630–12,080 1910–4530 [161]
Carrot Daucus carota L., var. Nantindo Turkey Turkey root 1665 ± 113–3006 ± 66 4767 ± 123
6637 ± 58		 [160]
Carrot Daucus carota L., var. Newburg Norway Norway root 6100–10,800 2370–4090 [161]
Carrot Daucus carota L., var. Presto-F1 Turkey Turkey root 2346 ± 45
2367 ± 217		 5185 ± 468
6198 ± 138		 [160]
Carrot Daucus carota L., var. PS-F1 Turkey Turkey root 2688 ± 225
2967 ± 36		 6168 ± 302
6373 ± 476		 [160]
Carrot Daucus carota L., var. Tito Turkey Turkey root 1344 ± 17
1718 ± 153		 4563 ± 311
4835 ± 473		 [160]
Carrot Daucus carota var. Jaune obtuse du Doubs France France root yellow nd 332 ± 21 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota var. New Kuroda France France root orange 1635 ± 17 3632 ± 64 [159]
Carrot Daucus carota L. var. De Guérande France France root orange 1278 ± 234 3354 ± 457 [159]