“…The bands attributed to carotenoids were in the range of 1527–1521 cm −1 , assigned to ν(C=C), 1159–1155 cm −1 to ν(C-C) and 1008 cm −1 assigned to ρ(C-CH 3 ) ( Table 1 ) ( de Oliveira et al, 2009 , Koyama et al, 1988 , Maia et al, 2021 , Saito and Tasumi, 1983 ). Bands from fatty acids are also observed, mainly in the S1 and S2 stages, such as those at 1656 ν(C=C), 1444 δ(CH 2 ), 1305 δ(CH 2 ), 1274 δ(=CH), and 1065 cm −1 ν(C-C) ( Beattie et al, 2004 , Popović-Djordjević et al, 2023 , Windarsih et al, 2023 ).…”