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

Table A8.

Cucurbits with inedible peel (A00KD) (µg/100 g).

Food Name Scientific Name FoodEx2_ TermCode Origin (Country) Purchase (Country) Water (%) Saponi-Fication Part Analysed Colour α-Carotene β-Carotene E(v. Trans)-β-Carotene β-Cryptoxanthin Lycopene E(v. Trans)-Lycopene Ref.
Watermelon Citrullus lanatus (Thunb) Matsumura & Nakai A00KJ Italy Italy red 46–546 959–1681 [154]
Watermelon Citrullus lanatus A00KJ Spain Spain edible part red 77 62 2454 [24]
Watermelon Citrullus lanatus A00KJ USA no 0 126 5 [28]
Watermelon Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum & Nakai A00KJ Brazil red nd 365 nd 3550 [109]
Watermelon Citrullus vulgaris A00KJ#F10.A0F2S Indonesia fruit red 592 (314–777) nd 11,389 (8731–13,523) [59]
Watermelon Citrullus vulgaris A00KJ#F10.A0F5H Indonesia fruit yellow 140 (56–287) 90 (59–110) 71 (nd -109) [59]
Watermelon Citrullus vulgaris A00KJ#F10.A0F2S Italy Italy nd 314–777 nd 4770–13,523 [25]
Watermelon Citrullus vulgaris A00KJ#F10.A0F5H Italy Italy nd 56–287 59–110 nd–109 [25]
Watermelon Citrullus vulgaris, Schered. A00KJ#F20.A07QF$F20.A07RD Spain Spain 92 without rind or seeds red 77 ± 29 62 ± 20 2454± 319 [24]
Watermelon Citrullus vulgaris, Schrad A00KJ Spain Spain edible part red 57.6 ± 4.8 1.2 ± 0.5 [56]
Watermelon Citrullus vulgaris A00KJ Finland Finland pulp - 3080 [26]