Carotenoid dietary intake, especially within fruits/vegetables and their plasma levels have
been associated in many epidemiological studies with a reduced risk of several chronic …

Carotenoids are C-30, C-40 or C-50 terpenoids produced by a number of bacteria, fungi,
and plants. In addition to acting as vitamin A precursors such as β-carotene, their dietary …

Carotenoid pigments are abundant in plants mainly in flowers and fruits and have diverse
roles in photobiology, photochemistry, and medicine. Carotenoids properties, such as …

Recently nontoxic natural compounds are getting immense importance for the prevention of
diseases of different etiology. Natural product provitamin A “carotenoids”, largely α-carotene …

Based on extensive epidemiological observation, fruits and vegetables that are a rich source
of carotenoids are thought to provide health benefits by decreasing the risk of various …

Carotenoids constitute a ubiquitous group of isoprenoid pigments. They are very efficient
physical quenchers of singlet oxygen and scavengers of other reactive oxygen species …

Carotenoids are lipophilic plant pigments that are present ubiquitously in nature. They are
important secondary plant metabolites and are commonly used as natural pigments in foods …

Carotenoids and retinoids have several similar biological activities such as antioxidant
properties, the inhibition of malignant tumour growth and the induction of apoptosis …

Dietary intake and tissue levels of carotenoids have been associated with a reduced risk of
several chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obesity, brain …

Carotenoids are the colorful pigments abundant in fruits and vegetables that constitute an
important part of the human diet. Decades of research on carotenoids has improved our …