Carotenoids from fruits and vegetables: Chemistry, analysis, occurrence, bioavailability and biological activities

Food Research International

Volumn 76, Issue , 2015, Pages 735-750

  Saini, Ramesh Kumar ^a   Nile, Shivraj Hariram ^a   Park, Se Won ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Carotenoids; Lutein; Lycopene; Physiology; Processing; Carotene

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISEASES; FRUITS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCESSING; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; VEGETABLES;

CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTENOIDS; FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; LUTEIN; LYCOPENES; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; POST-HARVEST TECHNOLOGIES; RESEARCH CHALLENGES;

PIGMENTS;

EID: 84952976091     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2015.07.047     Document Type: Review

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