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

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

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.

Published in Molecular nutrition & food research • Sep 1, 2009

Authors:

Maiani, Giuseppe

Castón, María Jesús Periago

Catasta, Giovina

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: beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin...

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Animals

Carotenoids

Diet

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