Development of Analytical Methods for Determination of β-Carotene in Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) Flesh, Peel, and Seed Powder Samples

Table 6

β-Carotene content (µg/g) of the same pumpkin flesh using different methods.

Comparison of results of the two newly developed UV-VIS and FTIR methods
UV-VIS	FTIR
202 µg/g	198 µg/g
Comparison of results of the newly developed method with published method [30]
Present UV-VIS	UV-VIS published method [30]
202 µg/g	204 µg/g