@article{fdi:010082722, title = {{N}atural diversity in the carotene, tocochromanol and fatty acid composition of crude palm oil}, author = {{M}orcillo, {F}. and {V}aissayre, {V}irginie and {S}erret, {J}ulien and {A}vallone, {S}. and {D}omonhedo, {H}. and {J}acob, {F}. and {D}ussert, {S}t{\'e}phane}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{C}rude palm oil ({CPO}) is extracted from the mesocarp of oil palm ({E}laeis guineensis) fruits. {CPO} is widely consumed in many {A}frican countries. {D}ue to its high provitamin {A} carotenoid content, it is also widely used in programmes designed to prevent vitamin {A} deficiency. {E}laeis guineensis occurs naturally across a wide geographical range in {A}frica. {W}e investigated the carotene, tocochromanol (vitamin {E}) and fatty acid composition of a large set of genotypes representative of this genetic and geographic diversity. {W}e found considerable intraspecific diversity in most lipid traits. {P}opulations from {C}ote d'{I}voire were distinguished from other origins by their very low palmitate content and high tocochromanol content. {G}enotypes from {B}enin, {C}ote d'{I}voire and {N}igeria were characterized by high carotene contents. {F}inally, hybrids of crosses between genotypes from {C}ote d'{I}voire and {N}igeria produce {CPO} with exceptionally high provitamin {A} and vitamin {E} contents together with low palmitate content.}, keywords = {{V}itamin {E} ; {P}rovitamin {A} ; {P}almitic acid ; {O}il palm ; {R}ed palm oil ; {G}eographical origin ; {BENIN} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {NIGERIA} ; {CONGO} ; {ANGOLA}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{F}ood {C}hemistry}, volume = {365}, numero = {}, pages = {130638 [10 ]}, ISSN = {0308-8146}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130638}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082722}, }