Lutein and β-Carotene in Selected Asian Leafy Vegetables
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Contribution of selected wild and cultivated leafy vegetables from South India to lutein and beta-carotene intake.
Carotenoids, especially lutein and beta-carotene, offer benefits to human health in general and to eye health in particular. However, more data on the contribution of plant foods to carotenoid intake is of importance for developing strategies for promoting eye health in regions where cataract is highly prevalent such as in South India. The most frequently consumed 5 uncultivated and 5 commercia...
متن کاملNutritional composition of selected green leafy vegetables, herbs and carrots.
Six green leafy vegetables and herbs - spinach, amaranth, bengal gram, cauliflower, mint, coriander and carrots - were analyzed for moisture, protein, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, total iron, ionizable iron (as % of total iron) in vitro iron (% of total iron), copper, manganese and zinc. Moisture content of the leaves and carrots varied from 75.1 percent (bengal gram) to 95.4 percent (carrot) ...
متن کاملCarotenoid content and in vitro bioaccessibility of lutein in some leafy vegetables popular in Sri Lanka.
Lutein is one of the major carotenoids in green leafy vegetables (GLVs), which show a marked antioxidant activity. The study was carried out to identify and quantify the carotenoid content of selected Sri Lankan GLVs. RP-HPLC with photodiode array detection method was followed for the separation, identification and quantification of carotenoids. Among the vegetables analyzed, Ipomoea batatas le...
متن کاملβ-carotene losses due to handling and cooking in Kenyan leafy vegetables connote no comparative nutritional superiority over kales.
African leafy vegetables (ALVs) are known to be high in β-carotene content and are preferred over kales due to this nutritional superiority. Ten different vegetables were collected from farm and market locations and analyzed for β-carotene content. Cooked vegetables (in single or in combination) as well as solar dried samples were prepared by the community members in the study area in the usual...
متن کاملRetinal and RPE/Choroid Uptake of Lutein, Zeaxanthin, and β-Carotene in Mice
These abstracts are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License. Go to http://iovs.arvojournals.org/ to access the versions of record. 343 Retinoids and carotenoids: Visual cycle and macular pigment Tuesday, May 03, 2016 11:00 AM–12:45 PM Exhibit/Poster Hall Poster Session Program #/Board # Range: 3617–3628/B0220–B0231 Organizing Section:...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Food Chemistry and Nanotechnology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2471-4291
DOI: 10.17756/jfcn.2017-043