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Effects of Season and Storage Period on Accumulation of Individual Carotenoids in Pumpkin Flesh (Cucurbita moschata)

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dc.contributor.authorJaswir, Ien_US
dc.contributor.authorShahidan, Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorOthman, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorHashim, YZHYen_US
dc.contributor.authorOctavianti, Fen_US
dc.contributor.authorbin Salleh, MNen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T02:50:25Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T02:50:25Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractCarotenoids are antioxidants with pharmaceutical potential. The major carotenoids important to humans are alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and beta-cryptoxanthin. Some of the biological functions and actions of these individual carotenoids are quite similar to each other, whereas others are specific. Besides genotype and location, other environmental effects such as temperature, light, mineral uptake, and pH have been found affect carotenoid development in plant tissues and organs. Therefore, this research investigated the effects of the season and storage periods during postharvest handling on the accumulation of carotenoid in pumpkin. This study shows that long-term storage of pumpkins resulted in the accumulation of lutein and beta-carotene with a slight decrease in zeaxanthin. The amounts of beta-carotene ranged from 174.583 +/- 2.105 mg/100g to 692.871 +/- 22.019 mg/100g, lutein from 19.841 +/- 9.693 mg/100g to 59.481 +/- 1.645 mg/100g, and zeaxanthin from not detected to 2.709 +/- 0.118 mg/100g. The pumpkins were collected three times in a year; they differed in that zeaxanthin was present only in the first season, while the amounts of beta-carotene and lutein were the highest in the second and third seasons, respectively. By identifying the key factors among the postharvest handling conditions that control specific carotenoid accumulations, a greater understanding of how to enhance the nutritional values of pumpkin and other crops will be gained. Postharvest storage conditions can markedly enhance and influence the levels of zeaxanthin, lutein, and beta-carotene in pumpkin. This study describes how the magnitudes of these effects depend on the storage period and season.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5650/jos.ess13186
dc.identifier.epage767
dc.identifier.issn1345-8957
dc.identifier.issue8
dc.identifier.scopusWOS:000339539900003
dc.identifier.spage761
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/11057
dc.identifier.volume63
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJapan Oil Chemists Socen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal Of Oleo Scienceen_US
dc.sourceWeb Of Science (ISI)
dc.subjectpumpkinen_US
dc.subjectcarotenoiden_US
dc.subjectpostharvesten_US
dc.subjectstorageen_US
dc.subjectseasonen_US
dc.titleEffects of Season and Storage Period on Accumulation of Individual Carotenoids in Pumpkin Flesh (Cucurbita moschata)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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