Carotenoids are the most abundant pigment produced by nature. Their important role as food colorants and as food bioactive constituents has been widely reported in the scientific literature. Different liquid chromatographic approaches combined with the use of various detector types have mainly been used for carotenoids separations although, recently, also applications based on supercritical fluids have been increasing. This review will critically overview the most recent applications of both liquid and supercritical fluid chromatography with mass spectrometry detection to the carotenoids and carotenoid derivatives analyses in food matrices.

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食品基质中类胡萝卜素和类胡萝卜素衍生物色谱-质谱分析的最新进展

类胡萝卜素是自然界中最丰富的色素。它们作为食品着色剂和食品生物活性成分的重要作用已在科学文献中广泛报道。尽管近来基于超临界流体的应用也在增加，但不同的液相色谱方法结合使用各种检测器类型已主要用于类胡萝卜素的分离。这篇综述将严格概述液相色谱和超临界液相色谱与质谱检测技术在食品基质中类胡萝卜素和类胡萝卜素衍生物分析中的最新应用。