Solar UV-B Radiation Influences Carotenoid Accumulation of Tomato Fruit through Both Ethylene-Dependent and -independent Mechanisms [PDF]
, 2009 The effect of UV-B shielding on ethylene production in ripening tomato fruits and the contribution of ethylene and UV-B radiation on carotenoid accumulation and profile during ripening were assessed to get more insight about the interplay between these
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Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2023 Nutritional deficiency is becoming a universal problem, resulting in poor health, low worker productivity, high rates of mortality and morbidity. Large-scale dietary improvements are needed to deliver a healthy, and sustainable diet to the increasing ...
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Influence of mitochondria origin on fruit quality in a citrus cybrid. [PDF]
, 2008 International audienceSugar, organic acid, and carotenoid are the most important indicators of fruit taste and nutritional and organoleptic quality. These components were studied on fruit pulp of the cybrid between Willow leaf mandarin ( Citrus deliciosa
Bassene, Jean-Baptiste +7 more
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Deciphering Pathways for Carotenogenesis in Haloarchaea
Molecules, 2020 Bacterioruberin and its derivatives have been described as the major carotenoids produced by haloarchaea (halophilic microbes belonging to the Archaea domain).
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Antioxidant compounds and their bioaccessibility in tomato fruit and puree obtained from a DETIOLATED-1 (DET-1) down-regulated genetically modified genotype [PDF]
, 2016 [EN] The economic value, the ease of cultivation and processing, and the well-known health-promoting properties of tomato fruit, make the tomato an important target for genetic manipulation to increase its nutritional content.
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Ripe Cara Cara sweet orange contains 25 times as much carotenoids in flesh as Newhall sweet orange, due to high accumulation of carotenes, mainly phytoene, lycopene and phytofluene.
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Fruits of Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc as good sources of β -carotene and provitamina
Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2011 Butia capitata is a palm tree, widely found in the Brazilian savanna. Their fruits are largely used by local communities to prepare juices, jellies and ice-creams. The main objective of this work was to determine the carotenoids profile of Butia capitata
Juliana Pereira Faria +3 more
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Antioxidants, 2021 Recent findings suggested that proteins can differentially affect carotenoid bioaccessibility during gastro-intestinal digestion. In this crossover, randomized human trial, we aimed to confirm that proteins, specifically whey- and soy-protein isolates ...
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Effects of domestic cooking process on the chemical and biological properties of dietary phytochemicals [PDF]
, 2019 peer-reviewedFoods are good sources of vitamins, minerals and dietary fibers as well as phytochemicals, which are beneficial for the human body as nutritional supplements.
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Serum Testosterone Is Reduced Following Short-Term Phytofluene, Lycopene, or Tomato Powder Consumption in F344 Rats [PDF]
The Journal of Nutrition, 2006 Elevated serum androgens are associated with increased prostate cancer risk. Tomato consumption is also associated with reduced prostate cancer incidence, and the primary tomato carotenoid, lycopene, may modulate androgen activation in the prostate, yet little is known about other tomato carotenoids.
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