Determination of Carotenoid Stereoisomers in Commercial Dietary Supplements by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
- 10 September 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- Vol. 52 (20) , 6086-6090
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jf049304l
Abstract
A method for the determination of beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin including their cis-isomers and alpha-carotene in commercial dietary supplements by HPLC has been developed. The study comprises 11 oral dosage forms, including 9 soft gelatin capsules, 1 dragée, and 1 effervescent tablet formulation. The capsule content was extracted with an acetone-hexane mixture, and the gelatin shell was digested with papain to release carotenoids that had migrated into the coat. Sample preparation for tablets and dragées was carried out as described for the capsule content. Extraction recoveries exemplified for all-trans-beta-carotene and all-trans-lutein were 95 +/- 5% and 93 +/- 2%, and 95 +/- 2% and 79 +/- 5% after enzymatic treatment, respectively. Apart from all-trans-beta-carotene, its 9-cis- and 13-cis-isomers were detected in all samples, whereas no evidence for cis-isomerization of lutein and zeaxanthin could be obtained. Migration of carotenoids into the shells was only observed in the case of beta-carotene. With the exception of one preparation, the beta-carotene contents determined exceeded the dosage specified on the label by up to 48%, which results from stability overages necessary to compensate for losses during storage.Keywords
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