Chemical Evaluation and Biological Vitamin A Activity of the Major Carotenoids in the Hybrid Carrot Beta III

Genetically enhanced high-carotene Beta III hybrid carrot was compared to a commercial carrot cultivar, Nantes Careless, for carotene content and macronutrient composition. Beta III contained more than twice the total carotene content of Nantes Careless, with α-carotene/β-carotene ratios higher in B...

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Main Author: Schweitzer, Cynthia M.
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@USU 1989
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/5370
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6423&context=etd