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Dietary Carotenoids and Cognitive Decline: A Longitudinal Study Among Chinese Middle‐Aged and Older Adults

Health Care Science, EarlyView.
Higher intake of dietary carotenoids was associated with slower cognitive decline. The strongest protective association was observed for moderate carotenoid intake. Total carotenoid intake exhibited a non‐linear association with cognitive decline. ABSTRACT Background This study examined the association between dietary intakes of total and specific ...
Liyan Huang, Ting Shen, Minyu Wu, Yiying Gong, Gulisiya Hailili, Ziping Wang, Caifeng Zhao, Wei Chen, Shuang Rong, Changzheng Yuan   +9 more
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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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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
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj  

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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Determination of vitamin C and β‐carotene content in cherry tomato genotypes

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) is valued for its high yield potential and rich antioxidant composition. This study aimed to evaluate morphological traits, yield performance, and antioxidant content of nine cherry tomato genotypes grown under field conditions in Bangladesh.
Mohammad Zahir Ullah
wiley   +1 more source

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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