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Journal of Agriculture ›› 2023, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (6): 1-4.doi: 10.11923/j.issn.2095-4050.cjas2022-0040

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Carotenoids’ Contents in Different Wheat Varieties: Comparative Analysis

SUN Xin1,2(), CUI Zhengyong1, LI Xinhua1, YANG Zaidong2, LIU Ying2, SUN Mingzhu1, ZHANG Tianyu3, LI Peng1,2(), SONG Huadong1,2()   

  1. 1 Crop Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, Shandong, China
    2 Shandong Luyan Agricultural Co.,Ltd., Jinan 250100, Shandong, China
    3 Shandong Seed Administration Station, Jinan 250100, Shandong, China
  • Received:2022-04-25 Revised:2022-08-15 Online:2023-06-20 Published:2023-06-15

Abstract:

Carotenoids are important factors affecting the color and nutritional quality of wheat flour and flour products. They have functions such as antioxidant, cancerprevention, and night blindness prevention. In order to study the contents of carotenoids among different wheat varieties, ‘19Q1121’, ‘Luyuan 502’, ‘Jimai 22’, ‘Luyan 128’, ‘Luyuan 309’ were used to determine the composition and content of carotenoids by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) and Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MS/MS). The results show that the main components of carotenoids are lutein, zeaxanthins, canthaxanthin, lutein palmitate, lutein dipalmitate, lutein oleic acid ester, etc. Among them, the content of lutein in ‘Luyuan 309’is 7.45 μg/g, which is significantly higher than that of other varieties. In this experiment, the method for cultivating new wheat varieties with high carotenoid content was obtained, which could lay a foundation for improving the nutritional quality of wheat.

Key words: wheat, carotenoids, content, comparative analysis