Background Fruits and vegetables are rich source of phytonutrients. These phytonutrients
are present in high concentrations in raw form, and decrease to some extent after …

There is an increased interest in secondary plant metabolites, such as polyphenols and
carotenoids, due to their proposed health benefits. Much attention has focused on their …

A review of in vitro bioaccessibility and bioavailability methods for polyphenols and selected
nutrients is presented. The review focuses on in vitro solubility, dialyzability, the dynamic …

Vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem in most developing countries, especially in
children and pregnant women. It is thus a priority in health policy to improve preformed …

Carotenoid, flavonoid, and vitamin C concentrations were determined in fresh orange
segments and a puree-like homogenate derived thereof, as well as freshly squeezed, flash …

Carotenoids were first studied as natural pigments, then as precursors of vitamin A, and then
as bioactive compounds against chronic diseases. These compounds have been and …

Vitamin A (VA) deficiency causes over 600000 deaths per year, mostly of young children or
pregnant women. Populations prone to VA deficiency obtain about 82% of their VA from …

Based on the observation of outstanding dissimilarities of the morphology of pigment-
containing chromoplasts in nutritionally important carotenoid sources, the bioaccessibility …

Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are an important global crop that can be transformed into
many products impacting several health dimensions ranging from undernutrition, food …

Highlights•Low carotenoid bioaccessibility/bioavailability: worldwide issue.•Recent articles
on carotenoid bioaccessibility (link structure+ lipids) compiled.•Correlation: microstructural …