Table 3.
Content of major carotenoids in pumpkin products and by-products.
| Cucurbita Species | Variety | Products /By-Products | Carotenoid/(µg/g) | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β-Carotene | α-Carotene | Lutein | Zeaxanthin | ||||
| - | - | Seed oil for dietary use Seed oil for therapeutic use |
- | - | 93–121 * 102–106 * |
98–116 * |
[51] |
|
109–113 * | |||||||
| C. pepo | - | Seed oil | 5.4–6.0 * | - | 0.2–0.3 * | 26.5–29.2 | [33] |
| C. moschata | Ariel Pluto |
Pulp | 2.04 3.67 |
- | - |
- |
[46] |
| C. maxima | Berrettina | Seed oil | 2.5 * | 8 * | [52] | ||
| C. pepo | Herakles | Seed oil | 17–23 | 63–88 | [53] | ||
| - | Pulp Peel Seed |
1.48 39.48 17.46 |
- | - | |||
| C. pepo | - | [54] | |||||
| Pulp | 5.70 | - | - | ||||
| C. moschata | Peel | 68.30 | - | - | - | [54] | |
| Seed | 7.15 | - | - | ||||
| Pulp | 17.04 | - | - | ||||
| C. maxima | Peel | 123.19 | - | - | - | [54] | |
| Seed | 31.40 | - | - | ||||
| C. pepo | Oleifera | Seed oil | 1.2–2.1 | 0.1–0.2 | 1.2–2.7 | [55] | |
| C. moschata | - | Juice | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.35 | [56] | |
| C. moschata | Menina Brasileira | Puree | 19.45 | 12.60 | 0.59 | [57] | |
| C. maxima | Exposiçăo | Puree | 13.38 | 0.43 | 10.43 | - | [57] |
| C. maxima | Hokkaido | Pumpkin-enriched grits extrudates | 2.1 | 0.03–0.18 | 36.2–108.9 | [58] | |
| - | Momordica balsamina L. | Pumpkin leaves | 90 | - | 341.3 | 13 | [59] |
* (µg/mL).