Abstract
Carrots are the most popular and wide-spread of all root vegetables, and are the principal source of carotenoids in human diet. The purpose of this study was to examine differences between cultivars and the effect of storage regarding the carotenoid and vitamin C content in carrots. Six carrot cultivars were used in this study, ranging from early to late ones. Observed carotenoid content ranged from 60 mg kg-1 to 134 mg kg-1. Significantly higher levels of carotenoids were found in late and moderately late cultivars in comparison to early ones. Vitamin C content in these cultivars ranged from 54 mg kg-1 to 132 mg kg-1. Significantly higher contents of vitamin C were also found in the late cultivars. 30-day storage resulted in a significant reduction in vitamin C content, on average of 47%. There was also a reduction in the carotenoids content, but to a lesser extent, on average of 11%.
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Claim · model-written summary
Carrot carotenoid content ranged from 60 to 134 mg kg-1.
- Taxon
- Carrots
Daucus carotat0 - Outcome
- carotenoid contente0
- Value
- 60 mg kg-1 to 134 mg kg-1e0
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e0“Observed carotenoid content ranged from 60 mg kg-1 to 134 mg kg-1”
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Claim · model-written summary
Late and moderately late carrot cultivars had significantly higher carotenoid levels than early cultivars.
- Taxon
- CarrotsDaucus carotat0
- Material
- late and moderately late cultivarse0
- Outcome
- levels of carotenoidse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- early onese0
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e0“Significantly higher levels of carotenoids were found in late and moderately late cultivars in comparison to early ones”
t0“Carrots”
Claim · model-written summary
Vitamin C content in these carrot cultivars ranged from 54 to 132 mg kg-1.
- Taxon
- CarrotsDaucus carotat0
- Outcome
- Vitamin C contente0
- Value
- 54 mg kg-1 to 132 mg kg-1e0
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e0“Vitamin C content in these cultivars ranged from 54 mg kg-1 to 132 mg kg-1”
t0“Carrots”
Claim · model-written summary
Late carrot cultivars had significantly higher vitamin C content.
- Taxon
- CarrotsDaucus carotat0
- Material
- late cultivarse0
- Outcome
- contents of vitamin Ce0
- Direction
- highere0
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e0“Significantly higher contents of vitamin C were also found in the late cultivars”
t0“Carrots”
Claim · model-written summary
Thirty days of storage significantly reduced carrot vitamin C content by 47% on average.
- Taxon
- CarrotsDaucus carotat0
- Treatment
- 30-day storagee0
- Outcome
- vitamin C contente0
- Direction
- reductione0
- Value
- 47%e0
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e0“30-day storage resulted in a significant reduction in vitamin C content, on average of 47%”
t0“Carrots”
Claim · model-written summary
Thirty days of storage reduced carrot carotenoid content by 11% on average.
- Taxon
- CarrotsDaucus carotat0
- Treatment
- 30-day storagee1
- Outcome
- carotenoids contente0
- Direction
- reductione0
- Value
- 11%e0
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Verbatim
e0“There was also a reduction in the carotenoids content, but to a lesser extent, on average of 11%”
e1“30-day storage”
t0“Carrots”
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