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Analysis of carotenoid content and diversity in apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.) grown in China.
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Food chemistry [Food Chem] 2020 Nov 15; Vol. 330, pp. 127223. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 02. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The carotenoids in the peel and flesh of 41 apricot cultivars were qualitatively and quantitatively analysed by UHPLC-APCI-MS/MS, and the L*, a*, b* and quality indexes of the fruits were determined. The results showed that the L*, a*, b* and quality indexes of the fruits were quite different, and 13 carotenoids were detected in the peel and flesh of apricots, among which ε-carotene, α-cryptoxanthin and apocarotenal were newly detected carotenoids in apricots. The total carotenoid content of the 41 apricot cultivars varied from 20.983 to 320.278 μg/g FW, and the total carotenoid content varied from 17.353 to 222.098 μg/g FW in the peel and from 2.536 to 98.179 μg/g FW in the flesh. The main components of apricot fruits were β-carotene and (E/Z)-phytoene, followed by β-cryptoxanthin and lutein. This study shows that carotenoids in apricot fruits have rich metabolic diversity.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-7072
- Volume :
- 330
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Food chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32521401
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127223