Effects of organic and conventional growth systems on the content of carotenoids in carrot roots, and on intake and plasma status of carotenoids in humans

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 767-775

  Søltoft, Malene ^a,b   Bysted, Anette ^a   Madsen, Katja H ^a,b   Mark, Alicja Budek ^b   Bügel, Susanne G ^b   Nielsen, John ^b   Knuthsen, Pia ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Carrots (Daucus carota L.); Human intervention study; Organic agriculture; Plasma status

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARROT; CHEMISTRY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIC FARMING; PLANT ROOT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAROTENOIDS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DAUCUS CAROTA; DIET; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; PLANT ROOTS; YOUNG ADULT;

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 79551623146     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4248     Document Type: Article

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