Carotenoid Analysis

This volume provides a summary on caroteniod handling and analysis,  as this knowledge is essential and cannot be neglected. Chapter guide readers through methods on carotenoid analysis in different food and human matrices. Written in the format of the Methods and Protocols in Food Science series, chapters list necessary materials and methods for readily reproducible protocols.

Authoritative and cutting-edge, Carotenoid Analysis aims to be comprehensive guide for researchers in the field.

Data quality: Food Description, Sampling, and Analytical Method.- Carotenoid and Carotenoid Ester Identification and Quantification.- Volatile apocarotenoids.- A rapid protocol for the extraction of chloroplast and chromoplast pigments (carotenoids and chlorophylls) from plant and plant-derived food by mechanical-grinding solvent assisted extraction (MGSAE).- Alternative protocol based on ionic liquids to high-performance extraction of carotenoids.- Saponification: A Key Technique for Quantification of Carotenoid Extracts.- Isolation and analysis of carotenoids with κ-end group.- Tentative identification of geometrical isomers of carotenoids by HPLC.- Analysis of lycopene isomers.- Major dietary carotenoids in human blood and faeces samples: extraction, identification and quantification by HPLC-DAD.- Analysis of breast-milk carotenoids by HPLC-MS. -LC-MS/MS analysis of vitamin A and provitamin A carotenoids in human plasma.- Instrumental colour measurement of carotenoid-rich products.- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscoy(FT-IR) for Monitoring Changes in Saffron Apocaroteniods upon Storage.- Carotenoid Deposition Assessment in Plant Tissues via Light and Transmission Electron Microscopy.- Extraction and Quantification of Carotenoids Contents in Cassava Roots, Leaves, Flour, and Derived Foods Products.- Skin Carotenoid Assessment Modalities.