Bioavailability of β-carotene is lower in raw than in processed carrots and spinach in women

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 913-916

  Rock, Cheryl L ^a   Lovalvo, Jennifer L ^b   Emenhiser, Curt ^c   Ruffin, Mack T ^b   Flatt, Shirley W ^a   Schwartz, Steven J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Gerber Products Company   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Humans; Isomers; Vegetables; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARROT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SPINACH; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

DAUCUS CAROTA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0031977412     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.5.913     Document Type: Article

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