Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Carotenoids and Lycopenes Chemistry; Metabolism, Absorption, Nutrition, and Allied Health Claims—A Comprehensive Review

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 919-929

  Perveen, Rashida ^a   Suleria, Hafiz Ansar Rasul ^a   Anjum, Faqir Muhammad ^a   Butt, Masood Sadiq ^a   Pasha, Imran ^a   Ahmad, Sarfraz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

carotenoids; functional food; lycopenes; metabolism and absorption; nutritional and health benefits; Tomato

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ADENOSINE DEAMINASES; BIOACTIVE COMPONENTS; CAROTENOIDS; CONJUGATED DOUBLE BONDS; HEALTH BENEFITS; LYCOPENES; SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM; TOMATO;

FRUITS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE;

CHEMISTRY; DIET THERAPY; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TOMATO;

CAROTENOIDS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION THERAPY; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 84961291910     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2012.657809     Document Type: Article

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