Carotenoids: Actual knowledge on food sources, intakes, stability and bioavailability and their protective role in humans

Maiani, Giuseppe; Jesús Periago Castón, María; Catasta, Giovina; Toti, Elisabetta; Goñi Cambrodón, Isabel; Bysted, Anette; Granado‐Lorencio, Fernando; Olmedilla‐Alonso, Begoña; Knuthsen, Pia; Valoti, Massimo; Böhm, Volker; Mayer‐Miebach, Esther; Behsnilian, Diana; Schlemmer, Ulrich

doi:10.1002/mnfr.200800053

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Carotenoids: Actual knowledge on food sources, intakes, stability and bioavailability and their protective role in humans

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Authors:

Giuseppe Maiani

María Jesús Periago Castón

Giovina Catasta

Abstract

Abstract Carotenoids are one of the major food micronutrients in human diets and the overall objective of this review is to re‐examine the role of carotenoids in human nutrition. We have emphasized the attention on the following carotenoids present in food and human tissues: β‐carotene, β‐cryptoxant...

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