We interpret the lack of significant
differences in carotenoid levels with varying fat content to mean
that simply the presence of fat at different concentrations does
not affect carotenoid degradation or isomerisation in tangerine
tomatoes, when holding heating time constant. Additionally, there
does not appear to be a statistical effect of a temperature by fat
interaction. Similar trends were found in the tangerine tomato juice
(data not shown); however the differences were of smaller magnitude,
likely a function of a less severe heat process.