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The stability of beta-carotene in preserved, moist leaf protein

, 1982
only - no further text The stability of S carotene in preserved, moist leaf protein. By N. W. PIRIE, In feeding trials in India, Jamaica, Nigeria and Pakistan dried leaf protein (LP) was used. Had fresh material been used, the results would probably have
Pirie, N. W.
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Assessment of vitamin A, beta-carotene, and oxidized beta-carotene supplementation on pig growth performance and immune system [PDF]

, 2023
Vitamin A and beta-carotene are fat-soluble and play a role in the immune system and reproduction. This dissertation aimed to assess how fat type and inclusion could affect these fat-soluble components, how supplementation of vitamin A and beta-carotene ...
Elefson, Sarah
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Modelling the Acceptance of High Beta-carotene Maize [PDF]

In the development of high beta carotene (HBC) maize, the focus is on subsistence farms which do not get any (or at least very little) benefit from commercial fortification programs.
Tothova, Monika, Meyers, William H.
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The effects of beta-carotene and vitamin E on erythrocytes lipid peroxidation in beta-thalassemia patients

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2007
<strong>BACKGROUND</strong>: Thalassemia is the most common hereditary disease in the world. Thalassemic erythrocytes are exposed to higher oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation.
Soleiman Mahjoub, Ahmad Tamaddoni, Maseoud Zanjanchi Nikoo, Ali Akbar Moghadamnia   +3 more
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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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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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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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Effects of Lactic Acid Fermentation on the Retention of Β-Carotene Content in Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes

International Journal of Food Studies, 2014
This study aimed to establish the effects of lactic fermentation on the levels of β-carotene in selected  orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) varieties from Kenya.  Furthermore,it sought to demonstrate fermentation as a potential process ...
Benard O. Oloo, A. A. Shitandi, S. Mahungu, J. B. Malinga, Rose B. Ogata   +4 more
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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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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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