title: Carotenoid pigments in GAC fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis SPRENG).
abstract: The carotenoids in Gac fruit (Momordica Cochinchinensis spreng) were analysed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and the concentrations of beta-carotene, lycopene, zeaxanthin and beta-cryptoxanthin were measured. Lycopene was found to be predominantly present in the Gac seed membrane at a concentration of up to 380 microg/g of seed membrane. The concentration of lycopene in the Gac seed membrane was about ten-fold higher than that in known lycopene-rich fruit and vegetables, indicating that Gac fruit could be a new and potentially valuable source of lycopene.
authors.affiliation: Food Color Laboratory Division, San-Ei Gen F.F.I. Inc., 1-1-11 Sanwa-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 561-8588, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Nguyen Thi Minh
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Kieu
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuze
authors.forename: Kazue
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomisaka
authors.forename: Nguyen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Van Chuyen
mesh_terms: D002338:Carotenoids / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D029775:Momordica / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002338:Carotenoids