Development of Carrot Nutraceutical Products as an Alternative Supplement for the Prevention of Nutritional Diseases.

ABSTRACT: Nutraceuticals can serve as an alternative supplement to overcome nutritional deficiency for a healthy lifestyle. They can also play a key role in disease management. To develop carrot nutraceutical products, 64 genotypes from four different continents were evaluated for a range of morpho-nutrition variables. Genetic variability, heritability, strength and direction of association among variables, and direct and indirect relationships among physiochemical and nutritional traits with β-carotene content were evaluated. Core diameter, foliage weight, root weight and shoulder weight showed significant association with β-carotene accumulation. Principal component analysis for physiochemical and nutritional assessment divided these genotypes into two distinctive groups, Eastern carrots and Weste

SUBMITTER: Riaz N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8761950 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature