Zeaxanthin (mg/Kg) Capsanthin (mg/kg) Lutein (mg/kg)   Mean SD* Mean SD Mean SD Yellow pepper flour 90 1a 19 0.4a 4.0 0.3b Hamburger before cooking 55 5b 19 4a 5.3 1.1b Hamburger after cooking 63 13b 25 5a 11.6 3.0a           Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Yellow pepper flour 90 1a 19 0.4a 4.0 0.3a Fish-burger before cooking 52 9b 21 2a 5.0 0.7a Fish-burger after cooking 61 12b 17 4a 6.0 1.5a

Table 3: Analytical data of carotenoids in yellow pepper flour and in the burgers before and after cooking.