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Maximizing beta-carotene production from Dunaliella salina using different concentrations of ferrous sulfate and potassium nitrate under in situ and induced cultivation conditions

Future Foods
Natural beta-carotene, a valuable antioxidant and food additive, is conventionally derived from vegetables and microalgae such as Dunaliella salina (D. salina).
Han–Yang Yeh, Po-Yen Yu, Meng–Chou Lee, Congo Tak Shing Ching, Fan-Hua Nan, Chao-Ling Yao, Yung-Kai Lin   +6 more
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Concentration of beta-carotene and vitamin A in blood serum of cows in peripartal period [PDF]

, 2005
In a herd of high-productive dairy cows of the Holstein breed, 40 cows were selected for an experiment. The animals were chosen at the period of advanced gravidity.
Veličković Miljan, Vuković Dragan
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Aloe vera in Food Preservation: Harnessing Bioactive Constituents for Clean‐Label Innovation and Safety Assurance

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Aloe vera‐derived biopolymers and nanoformulations enhance antimicrobial, antioxidant, and barrier functions in clean‐label edible coatings and films, whereas safety‐critical anthraquinone thresholds and regulatory constraints shape their translational potential.
Acharya Balkrishna, Hemant Sharma, Sonam Verma, Amar Jeet, Sumit Kumar Singh, Sharad Kumar Tripathi, Vedpriya Arya   +6 more
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Advances in microencapsulation of β-carotene: innovating traditional and emerging materials and techniques for enhanced functional properties

Food Materials Research
Encapsulation of beta-carotene, a widely recognized antioxidant, and provitamin A compound, has garnered significant interest due to its susceptibility to degradation in various food matrices and during processing.
Floirendo P. Flores
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OBTENCIÓN DE BETACAROTENO A PARTIR DEL CAMOTE TOQUECITA (IPOMOEA BATATA)

Revista Centro Azúcar, 2023
Introduction: Beta-carotene is a carotenoid present in fruits, and vegetables; it is a precursor of vitamin A. The sweet potato variety "Toquecita" with orange flesh from the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias de Portoviejo, Ecuador ...
Cinthia Moreira Buenaventura, Andrea Muñoz García, Francisco Sánchez Plaza, Wilmer Hernán Ponce Saltos, Gabriel Alfonso Burgos Briones   +4 more
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Proton-Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) Analysis and DNA-chain Break study in rat hepatocarcinogenesis: A possible chemopreventive role by combined supplementation of vanadium and beta-carotene

Cancer Cell International, 2005
Combined effect of vanadium and beta-carotene on rat liver DNA-chain break and Proton induced X-ray emission (PIXE) analysis was studied during a necrogenic dose (200 mg/kg of body weight) of Diethyl Nitrosamine (DENA) induced rat liver carcinogenesis ...
Kanjilal NB, Doloi Manika, Vijayan V, Kulkarni Indira, Mukherjee Sutapa, Chattopadhyay Mitali, Chatterjee Malay   +6 more
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Investing in food security? Philanthrocapitalism, biotechnology and development [PDF]

, 2013
This paper traces the evolution of philanthropic involvement in developing country agriculture from the ‘scientific philanthropy’ of the Rockefeller Foundation during and after the Green Revolution era to the ‘philathrocapitalism’ of the Bill and ...
Brooks, Sally
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Oleogels as Emerging Solid Fat Substitutes: Basic Characteristics, Preparation Strategies, and Food Applications

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This article reviews the basic characteristics, factors affecting properties of oleogels, and preparation methods of oleogels. Meanwhile, their applications in meat products, dairy products, baked goods, and delivering bioactive compounds are highly summarized.
Wenyuan Zhang, Wenjin Han, Ning Zhou, Ziyue Xu, Jiayi Song, Dapeng Li, Yannan Chen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Retention levels of vegetable extractable beta-carotene preserved in virgin coconut oil and unadulterated honey

Food Research, 2017
Dark green leafy vegetables such as Amaranthus spp. are known to be good sources of beta-carotene, a pro-vitamin A carotenoid with highly potent antioxidant property.
Mungai, Z. M.,, Nawiri, M. P., Nyambaka, H. N.   +2 more
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Drought Risk in Mango and Avocado Orchards: Insights Into Plant Water Relations and Irrigation‐Related Agronomic Solutions

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change is making water availability more uncertain, with growing consequences for the productivity and long‐term sustainability of tropical and subtropical fruit orchards. Mangifera indica L. and Persea americana Mill. both require large amounts of water to sustain growth and productivity.
Eleonora Cataldo
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