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Parsley and coriander leaves, which were previously shown to be the richest in carotenoids among commercially produced leaves, were analyzed for comparison. Five sample lots of each vegetable collected at different times during the year were analyzed immediately after harvest.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Lutein concentrations were 119 \u00b1 21, 111 \u00b1 48, 104 \u00b1 44, 87 \u00b1 7, and 34 \u00b1 14 \u03bcg\/g, and \u03b2-carotene contents were 114 \u00b1 22, 97 \u00b1 40, 66 \u00b1 18, 72 \u00b1 9, and 32 \u00b1 14 \u03bcg\/g for caruru, mentruz, taioba, serralha, and beldroega, respectively. Except for beldroega, these values were higher than those for commercial leaves. Parsley had 88 \u00b1 18 \u03bcg\/g of lutein and 65 \u00b1 13 \u03bcg\/g of \u03b2-carotene. Coriander leaves contained 74 \u00b1 6 \u03bcg\/g of lutein and 55 \u00b1 5 \u03bcg\/g of \u03b2-carotene. The violaxanthin and neoxanthin concentrations were also higher in the native leaves. Comparison with values for previously analyzed commercial leafy vegetables confirmed the higher carotenoid levels of the native leaves.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The indigenous leaves investigated are richer sources of carotenoids than are commercially produced leafy vegetables.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/156482650802900408","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,11,25]],"date-time":"2015-11-25T16:02:37Z","timestamp":1448467357000},"page":"320-328","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":34,"title":["Uncultivated Brazilian Green Leaves are Richer Sources of Carotenoids than are Commercially Produced Leafy Vegetables"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"29","author":[{"given":"Cintia Nanci","family":"Kobori","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Delia B. 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