Fruits of Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc as good sources of β -carotene and provitamina
Butia capitata is a palm tree, widely found in the Brazilian savanna. Their fruits are largely used by local communities to prepare juices, jellies and ice-creams. The main objective of this work was to determine the carotenoids profile of Butia capitata fruits and their provitamin A values. Total c...
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| author | Juliana Pereira Faria Egle M. A Siqueira Roberto Fontes Vieira Tânia da Silveira Agostini-Costa |
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| description | Butia capitata is a palm tree, widely found in the Brazilian savanna. Their fruits are largely used by local communities to prepare juices, jellies and ice-creams. The main objective of this work was to determine the carotenoids profile of Butia capitata fruits and their provitamin A values. Total carotenoids content ranged from 11.1 to 43.9 μg.g-1; β-carotene was the predominant carotenoid (5.2-22.8 μg.g-1), followed by γ-carotene, phytoene, phytofluene, ζ-carotene, α-cryptoxanthin (or zeinoxanthin) and α-carotene. Provitamin A values varied from 50 to 200 RAE.100g-1. This result suggests that B. capitata pulp may be a good source of β-carotene and provitamin A. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-712b43cd89a142f9b0518a10d3cabf062022-12-22T01:24:17ZengSociedade Brasileira de FruticulturaRevista Brasileira de Fruticultura1806-99672011-10-0133spe161261710.1590/S0100-29452011000500084S0100-29452011000500084Fruits of Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc as good sources of β -carotene and provitaminaJuliana Pereira FariaEgle M. A Siqueira0Roberto Fontes VieiraTânia da Silveira Agostini-CostaUniversidade de BrasíliaButia capitata is a palm tree, widely found in the Brazilian savanna. Their fruits are largely used by local communities to prepare juices, jellies and ice-creams. The main objective of this work was to determine the carotenoids profile of Butia capitata fruits and their provitamin A values. Total carotenoids content ranged from 11.1 to 43.9 μg.g-1; β-carotene was the predominant carotenoid (5.2-22.8 μg.g-1), followed by γ-carotene, phytoene, phytofluene, ζ-carotene, α-cryptoxanthin (or zeinoxanthin) and α-carotene. Provitamin A values varied from 50 to 200 RAE.100g-1. This result suggests that B. capitata pulp may be a good source of β-carotene and provitamin A.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452011000500084&lng=en&tlng=enCerradopalmeiracarotenoides |
| spellingShingle | Juliana Pereira Faria Egle M. A Siqueira Roberto Fontes Vieira Tânia da Silveira Agostini-Costa Fruits of Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc as good sources of β -carotene and provitamina Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura Cerrado palmeira carotenoides |
| title | Fruits of Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc as good sources of β -carotene and provitamina |
| title_full | Fruits of Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc as good sources of β -carotene and provitamina |
| title_fullStr | Fruits of Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc as good sources of β -carotene and provitamina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fruits of Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc as good sources of β -carotene and provitamina |
| title_short | Fruits of Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc as good sources of β -carotene and provitamina |
| title_sort | fruits of butia capitata mart becc as good sources of β carotene and provitamina |
| topic | Cerrado palmeira carotenoides |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452011000500084&lng=en&tlng=en |
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