Food matrix: Natural barrier or vehicle for effective delivery of carotenoids from processed foods?

Natural Antioxidants in Foods and Medicinal Plants: Extraction, Assessment and Resources

Natural antioxidants are widely distributed in food and medicinal plants. These natural antioxidants, especially polyphenols and carotenoids, exhibit a wide range of biological effects, including anti-inflammatory, anti-aging, anti-atherosclerosis and anticancer. The effective extraction and proper assessment of antioxidants from food and medicinal plants are crucial to explore the potential an...

Carotenoids and Food Preparation: The Retention of Provitamin A Carotenoids in Prepared, Processed, and Stored Foods

Use of Microorganisms for Carotenoids Delivery: next Generation of Probiotics for Cardiovascular Disease

Introduction: Functional foods provide a buoyant growth sector. A particular dynamic area is the use of carotenoids, not only as colorants but also as food additives. One issue with these products is their instability both on the shelf and upon digestion. Specific bacteria from the Bacillus species were shown to produce carotenoids, which have been shown to exert superior stability throughout t...

In vitro screening of relative bioaccessibility of carotenoids from foods.

Carotenoids are lipophilic pigments in plant foods that are of particular interest as precursors of vitamin A, a nutrient required for vision, cell differentiation, and the immune system. In order to mediate such activities, carotenoids and their metabolites must be absorbed for delivery to tissues. Unlike many other dietary lipids, the efficiency of carotenoid absorption is typically inefficie...

Ultra-processed foods and the nutritional dietary profile in Brazil

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of consuming ultra-processed foods on the nutritional dietary profile in Brazil. METHODS Cross-sectional study conducted with data from the module on individual food consumption from the 2008-2009 Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares (POF - Brazilian Family Budgets Survey). The sample, which represented the section of the Brazilian population aged 10 years or over, i...