The extraction of carotenoids must be carried out very quickly, avoiding exposure to light, oxygen and high
temperatures. Moreover, to prevent carotenoid losses, during the extraction procedure, the addition of
antioxidants, such as ascorbic acid, pyrogallol and BHT, has been recommended (van Breemen et al. 2002,
Rodríguez-Bernaldo de Quirόs and Costa 2006). In this study, carotenoids and tocopherol were extracted using a
method modified (van Breemen et al., 2002; Teow et al., 2007). A total of 200 milligrams of lyophilized samples