Chemistry, Stability, and Biological Actions of Carotenoids

Fruit and Vegetable Phytochemicals: Chemistry, Nutritional Value, and Stability

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 177-222

  Yahia, Elhadi M ^a   Ornelas Paz, José de Jesús ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Absorption efficiency of different carotenoids; Carotenoids role in carotenoid micellarization and bioavailability; Carotenoids, dietary bioactive compounds protection against degenerative conditions; Carotenoids, organic pigments in plant chromoplasts; Chemistry, stability, and biological actions of carotenoids; Factors influencing carotenoid content in fruits and vegetables; Leafy vegetables, source of carotenoids, carotene and lutein; Sources of dietary carotenoids; Stability of carotenoids in fruits and vegetables variations during storage; Trivial and semisystematic names of common food carotenoids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889955453     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780813809397.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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