| carotenoid composition and vitamin a value of an argentinian squash (cucurbita moschata). | the carotenoid composition of butternut squash (cucurbita moschata) cultivated in the province of santiago del estero, argentina, was determined. the main carotenoids isolated were identified as beta-carotene (beta,beta-carotene), alpha-carotene (beta,epsilon-carotene), and lutein (beta,epsilon-carotene-3,3'-diol) and the minor carotenoids, as phytofluene (7,8,11,12,7',8'-hexahydro-psi,psi-carotene), zeta-carotene (7,8,7',8'-tetrahydro-psi,psi-carotene), neurosporene (7,8-dihydro-psi,psi-caroten ... | 2001 | 12012567 |