Fruits of Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc as good sources of β -carotene and provitamina

Fruits of Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc as good sources of β -carotene and provitamina

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 c...

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Main Authors: Juliana Pereira Faria, Egle M. A Siqueira, Roberto Fontes Vieira, Tânia da Silveira Agostini-Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Fruticultura 2011-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura
Subjects:
Cerrado
palmeira
carotenoides
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452011000500084&lng=en&tlng=en

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