Contribution of selected wild and cultivated leafy vegetables from South India to Lutein and β-carotene intake

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 417-424

  Bélanger, Julie ^a   Balakrishna, Mungara ^b   Latha, Putta ^b   Katumalla, Shoba ^c   Johns, Timothy ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ACHARYA N G RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Unit of LV Prasad Eye Institute   (India)

Author keywords

carotene; Cataract; India; Lutein; Wild vegetables

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; XANTHOPHYLL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; HEAT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDIA; PLANT LEAF; QUESTIONNAIRE; VEGETABLE;

BETA CAROTENE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIET; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INDIA; LUTEIN; PLANT LEAVES; QUESTIONNAIRES; VEGETABLES;

AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; CELOSIA ARGENTEA; DIGERA MURICATA; RUMEX VESICARIUS;

EID: 78751545489     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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