Carotenoids in cereals: an ancient resource with present and future applications

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 873-890

  Mellado Ortega, Elena ^a   Hornero Méndez, Dámaso ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotenes; Lutein; Staple food; Wheat; Xanthophylls

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

CEREAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FLOUR; FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOTYPE; GRAIN; HARVEST; HUMAN; MARKER ASSISTED SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT BREEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84947618585     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-015-9423-3     Document Type: Review

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