Category Archives: Cryptoxanthin

Carotenoids as Thermogenic Agents

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Carotenoids are a group of lipid soluble antioxidants that are found in plants. In plants they allow the harvesting of light for photosynthesis under conditions of low light and protect the cells from oxidation under conditions of high light. Carotenoids … Continue reading →

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Cryptoxanthin as an Anxiolytic Food

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Robert Barrington

Cryptoxanthin is a carotenoid responsible for the orange and red colour in a number of commonly eaten plant foods, but is particularly abundant in the satsuma mandarin orange. Evidence suggests that cryptoxanthin is beneficial to mental health because it is … Continue reading →

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Cryptoxanthin and Zeathanthin Mood Enhancing Xanthophyll Antioxidants

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Robert Barrington
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Carotenoids as Antioxidants in Humans

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Carotenoids and Xanthophylls

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Do Carotenoids Protect From Breast Cancer?

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Robert Barrington

There is increasing evidence in the nutritional literature that intakes of fruits and vegetables are beneficial to the health. Part of the reason for these health effects is thought to derive from the presence of a range of phytochemical nutrients … Continue reading →

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Citrus Fruit for Carotenoids

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Carotenoids are a group of phytonutrients that may have particular health benefits in humans. Carotenoids are synthesised in plants and are absorbed by animals when they eat carotenoid containing plants. Common dietary carotenoids include β-carotene and lycopene, and these are … Continue reading →

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Absorption of Xanthophylls

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Plant Foods Prevent Western Disease

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Robert Barrington

With industrialisation has come a shift from traditional diets to the modern Western diet. Traditional diets are those eaten prior to complex food processing, and generally they contain high amounts of unprocessed and unrefined foods that maintain their original nutrient … Continue reading →

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Spinach: Xanthophylls and Carotenes

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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