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Beta-Carotene and Disease Prevention

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, 1992
Cancer and cardiovascular disease are still the number one and two killer diseases in most developed countries. There is justified hope that beta-carotene will be proven efficacious in the prevention and/or delaying of the onset of these chronic diseases.
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A Nutritional Paradigm to Impede Cataract Initiation: A Narrative Review of Emerging Perspective on Nutraceuticals

Future Postharvest and Food, EarlyView.
By lowering oxidative stress and lens protein aggregation, nutraceuticals enriched with antioxidants may reduce the development of senile cataracts, demonstrating their potential as supplemental, non‐pharmacological cataract preventive methods. ABSTRACT This review explores the emerging evidence to accommodate the developing requirement of non ...
Moubani Dutta, Sankhajyoti Saha, Agnihiya Bosu   +2 more
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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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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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A Comprehensive Review on Nutrition, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Food Application Perspectives of Bioactive Rich Superfruits

Future Postharvest and Food, EarlyView.
The review critically evaluated and compared the selected superfruit phytochemistry, their bioactive composition and the key health benefits majorly emphasizing the antioxidant potential. It has highlighted the translational challenges in formulating functional foods by addressing the issues related to delivery system, bioavailability mechanism and the
Sharath Kumar Nagaraja, Javid Iqbal Mir, Mahendra Kumar Verma, Aamir Hussain Dar   +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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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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Canned Foods: Evolution, Benefits, and Health Implications of Modern Packaging

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract presents a concise visual overview of canned food technology, highlighting its historical evolution, key benefits, and associated health risks. It integrates timelines, icons, and summary points to clearly communicate advancements in preservation, consumer advantages, and potential safety concerns in a single schematic ...
Shaswati Rout, Priyadarsini Sahoo, Anuprita Ray, Shuvendu Shekhar Mohapatra   +3 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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