Research Article

Feasibility of Individual Carotenoid Quantification in Mixtures Using UV-Vis Spectrophotometry with Multivariate Curve Resolution Alternating Least Squares (MCR-ALS)

Table 1

Carotenoid absorption data from literature [3, 25].

Molecular weightɛ (mM−1. cm−1)λ max (nm)SolventIII/II (%)

β-carotene537139450Hexane25
Lutein569145445Hexane60
Lycopene537185470Hexane65