| Lycopene content, antioxidant capacity and colour attributes of selected watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Mansfeld) cultivars grown in India. | |
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PMID: 22716946 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The present investigation reports variability in lycopene, ascorbic acid, total phenolics, antioxidant capacity and colour attributes of 12 watermelon cultivars grown in India. Antioxidant capacity was evaluated using four in vitro assays, namely ferric reducing antioxidant power, cupric reducing antioxidant capacity, Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl. Among watermelon cultivars, significant differences (p < 0.05) were found with respect to lycopene content and antioxidant capacity. Lycopene content ranged from 03.46 to 8.00 mg/100 g fresh weight. Colour of watermelon flesh was described by an optimized colour index (CI). Cultivars 'PWM25-4', 'Arun', 'Kiran' and 'Kareena' were found to be the most promising ones with highest lycopene content, antioxidant capacity and CI. Results indicate that watermelon is a good source of dietary lycopene and there exists significant variation that can be exploited to produce high-quality cultivars. |
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Shweta Nagal; Charanjit Kaur; Harshawardhan Choudhary; Jashbir Singh; Braj Bhushan Singh; K N Singh |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-6-20 |
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Title: International journal of food sciences and nutrition Volume: - ISSN: 1465-3478 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jun |
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Created Date: 2012-6-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9432922 Medline TA: Int J Food Sci Nutr Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Division of Post Harvest Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute , Pusa, New Delhi 110012 , India. |
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