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Carotenoid Content in Different Varieties of Pumpkins

✍ Scribed by M. Murkovic; U. Mülleder; H. Neunteufl

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2002
Tongue
English
Weight
125 KB
Volume
15
Category
Article
ISSN
0889-1575

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✦ Synopsis

Due to the increasing interest in the supply with antioxidants and especially carotenoids in foods, pumpkins were analysed for their content of a-carotene, b-carotene, and lutein. A wide range of varieties of pumpkins that are commercially available in Austria was analysed. For this study the pumpkins were grown in Austria to obtain data that are relevant for local nutrition. The varieties analysed derived from three species i.e. Cucurbita pepo, C. maxima and C. moschata. Additionally, a cross breed of C. maxima and C. moschata was tested. The content of the carotenoids ranged from 0.06 to 7.4 mg/100 g for b-carotene, from 0 to 7.5 mg/100 g for a-carotene and from 0 to 17 mg/100 g for lutein.

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