Identification of a New Variety of Avocados (Persea Americana Mill. CV. Bacon) with High Vitamin E and Impact of Cold Storage on Tocochromanols Composition

Identification of a New Variety of Avocados (Persea Americana Mill. CV. Bacon) with High Vitamin E and Impact of Cold Storage on Tocochromanols Composition

(1) Background: Tocochromanols are a group of fat-soluble compounds including vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotrienols) and plastochromanol-8, and just one avocado can contain up to 20% of the required vitamin E daily intake. (2) Methods: HPLC and LC-MS/MS analyses were performed in avocados of vario...

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Main Authors: Celia Vincent, Tania Mesa, Sergi Munne-Bosch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Antioxidants
Subjects:
avocados (<i>Persea americana</i> Mill.)
low temperatures
plastochromanol-8
tocotrienols
tocopherols
tocochromanols
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/9/5/403

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