Sources, stability, encapsulation and application of natural pigments in foods

S Jurić, M Jurić, Ż Król-Kilińska… - Food Reviews …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, the replacement of synthetic colorants with natural ones has attracted
increasing consumers' and market interest. Natural colorants include different groups of …

Anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects of microalgal carotenoids

J Ávila-Román, S García-Gil, A Rodríguez-Luna… - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acute inflammation is a key component of the immune system's response to pathogens, toxic
agents, or tissue injury, involving the stimulation of defense mechanisms aimed to removing …

Absorption, metabolism, and functions of β-cryptoxanthin

BJ Burri, MR La Frano, C Zhu - Nutrition reviews, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract β-Cryptoxanthin, a carotenoid found in fruits and vegetables such as tangerines,
red peppers, and pumpkin, has several functions important for human health. Most evidence …

Mandarin fruit quality: a review

L Goldenberg, Y Yaniv, R Porat… - Journal of the Science of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
During the last decade, there has been a continuous rise in consumption and global
marketing of fresh, easy‐to‐peel mandarins, with current annual production of nearly 29 …

A current look at nutraceuticals–Key concepts and future prospects

JP Da Costa - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Nutraceuticals exist in a legal limbo and the existing legislative efforts remain
confusing, complex and not harmonized throughout the many regions of the Globe. These …

Mechanistic understanding of β-cryptoxanthin and lycopene in cancer prevention in animal models

JY Lim, XD Wang - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular and …, 2020 - Elsevier
To better understand the potential function of carotenoids in the chemoprevention of
cancers, mechanistic understanding of carotenoid action on genetic and epigenetic …

Thermal degradation kinetics of all-trans and cis-carotenoids in a light-induced model system

Y Xiao, W Huang, D Li, J Song, C Liu, Q Wei, M Zhang… - Food chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermal degradation kinetics of lutein, zeaxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin, β-carotene was studied
at 25, 35, and 45° C in a model system. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of all-trans-and …

β-Cryptoxanthin: Chemistry, occurrence, and potential health benefits

Y Jiao, L Reuss, Y Wang - Current Pharmacology Reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review β-Cryptoxanthin is one of the most common carotenoids. With
high concentrations in human serum and tissue, it is inversely associated with many life …

β-Cryptoxanthin induced anti-proliferation and apoptosis by G0/G1 arrest and AMPK signal inactivation in gastric cancer

M Gao, F Dang, C Deng - European Journal of Pharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract β-Cryptoxanthin has been associated with reduced-risk of some cancers. However,
the mechanisms of β-cryptoxanthin still remain unclearly understood in gastric cancer (GC) …

Xanthophyll esters in fruits and vegetables

A Bunea, C Socaciu, A Pintea - Notulae botanicae horti …, 2014 - notulaebotanicae.ro
Carotenoids possessing hydroxyl groups (xanthophylls) are often found as fatty acid esters
in many fruits and vegetables. The developments in high resolution chromatographic and …