Table 1. List of absorbance peaks and absorbance coefficients of 12 types of carotenoids
| Types of carotenoids | λ (nm) and solute | α (L.g−1.cm−1) |
| 9-Cis-neoxantin | 437 (ethanol) | 233 |
| β, β-carotene | 453 (ethanol) | 262 |
| All-trans zeaxanthin | 453 (ethanol) | 245 |
| β–Cryptoxanthin | 453 (ethanol) | 247 |
| Peridinin | 475 (ethanol) | 135 |
| Antheraxanthin | 446 (ethanol) | 235 |
| Trans-diadinoxanthin | 448 (acetone) | 224 |
| Diatoxanthin | 453 (acetone) | 272 |
| Dinoxanthin | 442 (acetone) | 210 |
| Fucoxanthin | 443 (acetone) | 166 |
| Myxoxanthophyll | 478 (acetone) | 216 |
| Cis-diadinoxanthin | 448 (acetone) | 224 |