Carotenoid bioavailability in humans from tomatoes processed in different ways determined from the carotenoid response in the triglyceride- rich lipoprotein fraction of plasma after a single consumption and in plasma after four days of consumption

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1189-1196

  Van Het Hof, Karin H ^a   De Boer, Ben C J ^a   Tijburg, Lilian B M ^a   Lucius, Bianca R H M ^a   Zijp, Itske ^a   West, Clive E ^b   Hautvast, Joseph G A J ^b   Weststrate, Jan A ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Carotenoids; Humans; Lycopene; Tomatoes

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; LIPOPROTEIN; LYCOPENE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; TOMATO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0034095232     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.5.1189     Document Type: Article

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