Assessment and degradation study of total carotenoid and ß-carotene in bitter yellow cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) varieties
R. G. Alcides Oliveira1, M. J. Lucia de Carvalho1*, R. Marília Nutti1, L. V. José de Carvalho2 and Wânia Gonçalves Fukuda3
1Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373 , CCS, Bloco K, Sala KI - 38, Ilha do Fundão, 21941902, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
2Embrapa Food Technology, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
3Embrapa Cassava and Tropical Fruits, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brazil.
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