Determination of β-carotene by High Performance Liquid Chromatography in Six Varieties of Mango (Mangifera indica L) from Western Region of Burkina Faso

Touridomon Issa Somé¹, Abdoul Karim Sakira^1, and Eric Dofinizoumou Tamimi¹

¹Laboratory of Toxicology, Environment and Health, Doctorate School of Health, University of Ouagadougou, Ouaga 03 Burkina Faso

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Touridomon Issa Somé, Abdoul Karim Sakira and Eric Dofinizoumou Tamimi. Determination of β-carotene by High Performance Liquid Chromatography in Six Varieties of Mango (Mangifera indica L) from Western Region of Burkina Faso. American Journal of Food and Nutrition. 2014; 2(6):95-99. doi: 10.12691/ajfn-2-6-1

Abstract

Six varieties of mangoes (Amelia, Brooks, Kent, Keitt, Lippens, Springfield)harvested from different pedological areas of the western region of Burkina Faso (Bobo-Dioulasso, Orodara, Banfora) were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography in order to determine the β-carotene content. The study revealed a variability in β-carotene content between different varieties and regions. The Amelia variety is the richest in β-carotene content and is a good source of provitamin A.

Keywords:
β-carotene mangoes liquid chromatography vitamin A

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