date:Jan 23, 2017
Nutri Red carrots are a variety of red carrots that, in addition to -carotene, are rich in lycopene, and could thus be an interesting alternative to tomatoes as a source of lycopene in the European diet.
However, the way carotenoid content changes during processing, especially in the case of freezing, has yet to be fully assessed.
Researchers from the Max Rubner-Institut (MRI) in Karlsruhe (Germany) analysed potential carotenoid degradation following blanching and freezing operations and duri