Liquid chromatography (LC) was the method of choice for quantification of carotenoids (includinggeometrical isomers) to evaluate the effects of high-intensity pulsed electric field (HIPEF), a nonthermalpreservation method, with different parameters (electric field intensities and treatment times), on anorange-carrot
juice mixture (80:20, v/v). In parallel, a conventional heat treatment (98
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C, 21 s) wasapplied to the
juice. HIPEF processing generally caused a significant increase in the concentrationsof the carotenoids identified as treatment time increased. HIPEF treatment at 25 and 30 kV/cm provideda vitamin A concentration higher than that found in the pasteurized
juice.Keywords: Carotenoid; high-intensity pulsed electric field; heat treatment; orange-carrot
juice