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- Title
Flowers and Leaves of Tropaeolum majus L. as Rich Sources of Lutein.
- Authors
Niizu, P.Y.; Rodriguez-Amaya, Delia B.
- Abstract
The article discusses a study that seeks to establish flowers and leaves of Tropaeolum majus L. as rich sources of lutein. The lutein content of the edible flowers and leaves of Tropaeolum majus L. was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography-photoiode array detector (HPLC-PDAD) complemented by HPLC-mass spectometry. Results reveal that flowers of the Tropaeolum majus L. are excellent sources of lutein while the leaves are good sources of both lutein and provitamin A beta-carotene.
- Subjects
FLOWERS; LEAVES; HIGH performance liquid chromatography; CAROTENOIDS; TROPAEOLUM majus
- Publication
Journal of Food Science (Wiley-Blackwell), 2005, Vol 70, Issue 9, pS605
- ISSN
0022-1147
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.tb08336.x