A Critical Review on Carotenoid Research in Sri Lankan Context and Its Outcomes

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 561-571

  Priyadarshani, A M B ^a   Jansz, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; fruits; green leafy vegetables; nonleafy vegetables; retinol activity equivalent; retinol equivalent

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL VARIATION; CAROTENOID; CAROTENOID PROFILES; CONTROL MECHANISM; GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES; RETINOL ACTIVITY EQUIVALENT; RETINOL EQUIVALENT; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCIES;

FRUITS; RESEARCH; VEGETABLES;

PIGMENTS;

CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FRUIT; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SRI LANKA; VEGETABLE;

CAROTENOIDS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FRUIT; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SRI LANKA; VEGETABLES; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84889003674     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2011.595019     Document Type: Review

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