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Retention of Carotenoids in Biofortified Maize Flour and β-Cryptoxanthin-Enhanced Eggs after Household Cooking

[Image: see text] Biofortification of crops to enhance provitamin A carotenoids is a strategy to increase the intake where vitamin A deficiency presents a widespread problem. Heat, light, and oxygen cause isomerization and oxidation of carotenoids, reducing provitamin A activity. Understanding provi...

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Autores principales: Sowa, Margaret, Yu, Jiaoying, Palacios-Rojas, Natalia, Goltz, Shellen R., Howe, Julie A., Davis, Christopher R., Rocheford, Torbert, Tanumihardjo, Sherry A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Chemical Society 2017
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6645162/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31457305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b01202