βcryptoxanthin- and α-carotene-rich foods have greater apparent bioavailability than βcarotene-rich foods in Western diets

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 212-219

  Burri, Betty J ^a,b   Chang, Jasmine S T ^b   Neidlinger, Terry R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotene; ; Carotene; Cryptoxanthin; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; RETINOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WESTERN DIET;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CAROTENOIDS; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; XANTHOPHYLLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951669841     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510003260     Document Type: Article

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