4. Conclusion
The tocopherols (vitamin E) and ascorbic acid (vitamin C) content
was higher in the passion fruit that was organically cultivated.
However, the carotenoids content was higher in the fruit that was
conventionally cultivated. b-Criptoxanthin was the main carotenoid
found in both fruits, of which bþg tocopherols were in the highest
volume. a-Tocopherol was not identified in the passion fruit
analyzed.
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank the Coordenaç~
ao de Aperfeiçoamento
de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Fundaç~
ao de Amparo a Pesquisa
do Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS) and Conselho Nacional de
Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnologico (CNPQ) for their financial
support.