Free carotenoids and carotenoids esters composition in Spanish orange and mandarin juices from diverse varieties

The carotenoid profiles of citrus fruit have been well studied, but knowledge about the xanthophylls esters pattern is more limited. In this study, the native carotenoid profiles of mandarin and orange juices were studied. Xanthophylls in oranges were esterified with lauric, myristic, palmitic and s...

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Autores: Giuffrida, Daniele, Cacciola, Francesco, Mapelli Brahm, Paula, Stinco Scanarotti, Carla Maria, Dugo, Paola, Oteri, Marianna, Meléndez Martínez, Antonio Jesús
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/179602
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/179602
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125139
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Citrus
Esterification
Fatty acids
Xanthophylls
Liquid chromatography
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Sumario:The carotenoid profiles of citrus fruit have been well studied, but knowledge about the xanthophylls esters pattern is more limited. In this study, the native carotenoid profiles of mandarin and orange juices were studied. Xanthophylls in oranges were esterified with lauric, myristic, palmitic and stearic acids. The fatty acids esterifying β-cryptoxanthin in mandarins were lauric, myristic, palmitic and capric acid. In oranges, the average relationships of total free carotenoids to the sum of mono-esters and di-esters were 0.82 and 1.67, respectively, and the average relationships total mono-esters to total of di-esters was 2.51. In general, the mono-ester fraction was the most significant quantitatively. In mandarins, the average relationship of total free carotenoids to the sum of mono-esters was 0.17, which is in line with the fact that β-cryptoxanthin was mostly esterified and not free (unesterified).