Carotenoids content of cherry tomato fruits: a comparative study

Aires, A.B.; Arantes, M.; Costa, A.S.G.; Alves, R.C.; Ferreira da Vinha, Ana; Oliveira, M.B.P.P.

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Ferreira da Vinha, Ana

Oliveira, M.B.P.P.

Abstract(s)

Consumption of cherry tomato fruits has been increasing due to the rising public demand for convenience and awareness of fruit's health benefits. Carotenoids, natural pigments synthesized by plants and microorganisms but not by animals, contribute to the different colours of tomato fruits and are recognized as playing an important role in several biological functions. In this work, we studied some carotenoid contents (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, lycopene and beta-carotene) of five cherry tomato cultivars (red cherry chucha, red cherry, striped cherry, yellow cherry, and red cherry cacho).

Keywords

Carotenoids content Cherry tomato fruits Health benefits Biological functions

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http://hdl.handle.net/10284/9871

Citation

Aires, A.B., Arantes, M., Costa, A.S.G., Alves, R.C., Vinha, A.F., Oliveira. M.B.P.P. 2014. Carotenoids contente of cherry tomato fruits: A comparative study. Livro de Resumos IJUP - 7º Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto, p. 553. ISBN: 978-989-746-033-3