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Fruits of Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc as good sources of β -carotene and provitamina
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Autores: Faria,Juliana Pereira; Siqueira,Egle M. A; Vieira,Roberto Fontes; Agostini-Costa,Tânia da Silveira.
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.
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Brazilian savanna; Palm tree; Carotenoid.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452011000500084