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FEASIBILITY OF SULFITE‐MEDIATED β‐CAROTENE DESTRUCTION IN HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS AND CARROTS
Author(s) -
LAMIKANRA O.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of food processing and preservation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.511
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1745-4549
pISSN - 0145-8892
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4549.1985.tb00720.x
Subject(s) - sulfite , sulfur , chemistry , homogeneous , aqueous solution , carotene , carotenoid , aqueous medium , sulfur dioxide , oxidative phosphorylation , inorganic chemistry , food science , organic chemistry , biochemistry , physics , thermodynamics
The possible destruction of β‐carotene during the oxidation of sulfur (IV) oxospecies in heterogeneous systems as well as carrots was investigated. The results showed that unlike similar reactions earlier reported in homogeneous systems, the oxidation of sulfur (IV) had no significant oxidative effect under these conditions. This was attributed to minimal interaction between the aqueous medium containing sulfur (IV) oxoanions and the carotenoid.