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Article: Beta Carotene
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- Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
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Beta carotene
Description
Beta carotene is one of the most important naturally occurring
antioxidants
. It is a fat-soluble pigment found in plants (notably carrots and many colorful vegetables and fruits) and in the sea alga
Dunaleilla salina
and
D. bardawil
. Naturalbeta carotene supplements are derived primarily from
D. salina
. Beta carotene is one of the major dietary
carotenoids
and one of the most biologically active of approximately 800 carotenes and more than 1,000 carotenoids present in food. It is responsible for the orange or yellow colors of many fruits and vegetables. In the human body, beta carotene is found in lipids and in fat tissues. Sometimes beta carotene is called ...
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Article: Chylomicron (beta-carotene) and retinyl palimitate ...
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...Chylomicron beta-Carotene and Retinyl Palmitate Responses ... Dramatically Diminished When Men Ingest beta-Carotene with Medium-Chain Rather than ... The effect of the ingestion of beta-carotene with medium-chain triglycerides ...
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