Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University

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Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University Volume 24
published_at 1973

Studies on Carotenoid Pigments and Colour of Fruits in Japan : Part IV. The Carotenoid Pigents and the Colours in Peels of Citrus unshiu Varieties

本邦産果実のカロチノイド色素と色調とに関する研究 : 第4報 温州ミカン果皮のカロチノイド色素と色調について
Kobayashi Kunihiko
Higuchi Tetsuji
Akuta Saburo
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The peel colours of each 4 varieties of Wase-unshiu and Futsu-unshiu, and one strain of Beni-unshiu were estimated with the Color Differencemeter. On the other hand, the carotenoid pigments of 9 varieties were fractionated, and purified with column chromatography, and then were identified with their spectral properties. Next, the correlative relations between the chromatic values on the Hunter solid and the contents or constituents of carotenoids were discussed. 1. The chromatic values estimated were as follows. ....