“…In the fruits of paprika during ripening, free carotenoids esterification with fatty acids occurs (Biacs, Daood, Pavisa, & Hajdu, 1989;Goda et al, 1996;Mı´nguez-Mosquera & Hornero-Me´ndez, 1994;Philip & Chen, 1988), and as a result, carotenoids can be found as free, partially (mono-) and completely (diesters) esterified, with the latter category being predominant (Levy et al, 1995). The pigment content in paprika fruits is dependent on the variety, degree of ripeness, time of harvest, growing and storage conditions (Deli, Matus, & Toth, 1996;Deli, Molna´r, Matus, & To´th, 2001b).…”