Nutrient sources of provitamin A carotenoids.Presents the nutrient sources of provitamin A carotenoids. Results of a survey in the United States (US) indicating that carrots contribute to 30 percent of the total population intake of the vitamin....
The food sources of provitamin A carotenoids were estimated from data from the Second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES II) carried out in 1976-1980. Carrots contribute over 30% of total population intake. Dark green leafy vegetables and sweet potatoes are also major ...
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13C Natural Abundance of Serum Retinol Is a Novel Biomarker for Evaluating Provitamin A Carotenoid-Biofortified Maize Consumption in Male Mongolian Gerbils Background:Crops such as maize, sorghum, and millet are being biofortified with provitamin A carotenoids to ensure adequate vitamin A (VA) intak...
Retinol: This is an active form of vitamin A that's found in whole milk, animal liver and some fortified foods. It's called "retinol" because it produces the pigments in the eye's retina. Carotenoids: These pigments are found in plant foods and can transform into an activ...
And then there are provitamin A carotenoids found in plants sources, one of which is beta-carotene, which your body can convert to vitamin A.1 It has antioxidant properties and can help your body counter free radical damage. Its benefits as a supplement are under study, but research ...
marine macrophytes typically do not exceed 2–4.5 % dry wt as lipids, mainly as phospholipids and glycolipids (Holdt and Kraan2011). Of these, the long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and carotenoids are most noteworthy as functional foods (Holdt and Kraan2011)....
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carotenoidsantioxidantstomatoLycopene, a nonprovitamin A carotenoid, provides the vibrant red pigment to tomatoes and is the most predominate carotenoid found in tomatoes. From a molecular standpoint, lycopene is a hydrocarbon and contains 11 conjugated double bonds that are arranged in the all-trans ...