Effects of season and storage period on accumulation of individual carotenoids in pumpkin flesh (Cucurbita moschata)
Carotenoids are antioxidants with pharmaceutical potential. The major carotenoids important to humans are α-carotene, β-carotene, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and β-cryptoxanthin. Some of the biological functions and actions of these individual carotenoids are quite similar to each other, whereas o...
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Japan Oil Chemists' Society
2014
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