Color additives are important for the food industry to improve sensory quality lost during food
process and to expand the variety of products. In general, artificial colorants have lower cost …

Carotenoids and their derivatives are versatile isoprenoids involved in many varied actions,
hence their importance in the agri-food industry, nutrition, health and other fields. All …

Background The dietary carotenoids serve as precursor for vitamin A and prevent several
chronic-degenerative diseases. The carotenoid profiling is necessary to understand their …

Hydro-and lipo-soluble bioactive compounds, such as anthocyanins and carotenoids, in
tamarillo juice were microencapsulated using different wall materials, such as maltodextrin …

Fruits from the Atlantic Forest have received increasing interest because they contain high
levels of bioactive compounds with notable functional properties. The composition of …

The aim of this study was to develop a new method for carotenoid extraction from orange
peel, using ionic liquid (IL) to replace conventional organic solvents, assisted by ultrasound …

The present review compiles positive MS fragmentation data of selected carotenoids
obtained using various ionization techniques and matrices. In addition, new experimental …

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has become the method of choice for
carotenoid analysis. Although a number of normal-phase columns have been reported …

The composition of carotenoids and phenolic compounds from jambolão fruits (Syzygium
cumini) was determined by HPLC-DAD-MS/MS. Two main carotenoids were found in the …

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of different home cooking techniques
(boiling, steaming, and stir-frying) in kale and red cabbage, on the levels of bioactive …