The goal of this review is to provide an overview of the current findings on the major
carotenoids and their content in pumpkin products and by-products. The content of total …

Pumpkins are fruits of different species of the genus Cucurbita and are an important source
of carotenoids. β-Carotene is the major carotenoid in most species, with concentrations …

Due to the increasing interest in the supply with antioxidants and especially carotenoids in
foods, pumpkins were analysed for their content of α-carotene, β-carotene, and lutein. A …

Carotenoids have antioxidant activity, but few are converted by the body into retinol, the
active form of vitamin A. Among the 600 carotenoids with pro-vitamin A activity, the most …

Landrace pumpkins occur in nature and their potential as source of pro-vitamin A may be
investigated in order to be used in conventional plant breeding or biofortification programs …

Carotenoids including carotenoid esters from six apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) cultivars and
from eight cultivars from three pumpkin species (Cucurbita maxima Duch., Cucurbita pepo …

Bioactive compounds are significant to human nutrition. They are beneficial to health as they
inhibit the development of numerous diseases of affluence. Scientists continuously search …

Pumpkin fruit is used in a diet since ancient times especially in rural communities. The major
contributory factors of nutritional and medicinal value of pumpkins are carotenoids …

Various use of the oil-pumpkin offers reason for the phytochemical analysis of seed-meal's
carotene pigments. Column chromatography was performed on the adsorbents MgO, Celite …

Abstract Changes in the contents of carotenoids and their true retentions (% TR) during the
production of puree of Cucurbita moschata 'Menina Brasileira'and of Cucurbita maxima …