Carotenoid deposition in plant and animal foods and its impact on bioavailability

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1807-1830

  Schweiggert, R M ^a   Carle, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Absorption; antioxidants; crystalline; health; lipid dissolved; liquid crystalline; nutrition; protein complex; vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMIMETICS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; FRUITS; HEALTH; NUTRITION;

EFFECTIVE ABSORPTION; ENHANCED ABSORPTION; HUMAN INTERVENTION; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE; NATURAL DEPOSITION; PROTEIN COMPLEXES; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE; VITAMIN A;

PIGMENTS;

CAROTENOID;

ANIMAL; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMISTRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CAROTENOIDS; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANTS;

EID: 85014900836     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2015.1012756     Document Type: Review

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