eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Food and Nutrition 2014-11-24 2 6 95 99 10.12691/ajfn-2-6-1 AJFN2014261 article 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 Somé 1 Abdoul Karim Sakira karim_sakira@yahoo.fr 1 Eric Dofinizoumou Tamimi 1 Laboratory of Toxicology, Environment and Health, Doctorate School of Health, University of Ouagadougou, Ouaga 03 Burkina Faso 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. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajfn/2/6/1/ajfn-2-6-1.pdf ¦-carotene mangoes liquid chromatography vitamin A