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Carotenoid pigments of peanut oil
Author(s) -
Pattee Harold E.,
Purcell Albert E.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02635627
Subject(s) - lutein , carotenoid , peanut oil , pigment , food science , beta carotene , chemistry , carotene , botany , biology , organic chemistry , raw material
A method for analysis of carotenoid pigments in peanut oil is described. The major carotenoid pigments found in peanut oil were beta‐carotene and lutein. A sample of oil from immature peanuts contained 60 Ɓg of beta‐carotene and 138 Ɓg of lutein per liter of oil. The total carotenoid concentration in oil from mature peanuts appears to be less than 1 Ɓg per liter of oil.