Carotene is a pigment found in plants that gives fruits and vegetables their yellow, orange, or red color. It is a type of antioxidant that can be converted to vitamin A in the body, playing a role in maintaining healthy vision, skin, and immune function. Carotene is commonly found in foods like carrots, sweet potatoes, and pumpkins.
beta carotene in organic
This compound is beta-carotene.
Alpha carotene and beta carotene are both forms of carotenoids, which are plant pigments converted into vitamin A in the body. The main difference is in their molecular structure, with alpha carotene having one more double bond than beta carotene. Both are powerful antioxidants, but research suggests that beta carotene may be more potent and have higher levels in certain foods like carrots and sweet potatoes.
No, shrimp do not contain beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is typically found in orange and green fruits and vegetables like carrots, sweet potatoes, and spinach, not in seafood like shrimp.
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Carotene is found in root vegetables like carrots, parsnips, ect. Therefore, you get natural carotene from these veggies. It is not an additive to another product. Carotene is also in broccoli, apriots, and kale.
beta carotene in organic
beta carotene
Beta carotene is important for proper eye nutrition.
Not exactly. The body will convert Beta Carotene into Vitamin A when it is needed. That's why Beta Carotene is the preferred and safer version of Vitamin A... you can overdose on pure Vitamin A easier than you can on Beta Carotene
This compound is beta-carotene.
The chemical formula for beta-carotene is C40H56
The formula for carotene can be found on Wikipedia, which lists it as C40Hx and mentions the different kinds of carotene in existence, mainly alpha and beta.
Greater amounts of the skin pigmentation, carotene are produced when the skin is exposed to the sun. Carotene is obtained from a persons diet, for example, carrots are a good source of carotene.
Natural Beta-carotene is used in health care in two ways: As Pro -Vitamin A, which is due to its ability to be converted to Vitamin A as and when the body requires, and as an antioxidant, which protects against cell and tissue damage by scavenging free radicals. This dual function of Natural Beta-carotene is due to the presence of Cis and Trans Beta-carotene isomers. Synthetic Beta-Carotene has only All-trans Beta-carotene. This inherent disadvantage of synthetic Beta-carotene has led many users to use Dunaliella, which is the best source of Natural Beta-Carotene with a high Cis-Trans Beta-carotene ratio (25:75).
Studies have shown that beta-carotene has no effect on cancer
No. Carotene is a pigment. Beta-carotene is a form of Vitamin A. Keratin is a protein which makes up hair and fingernails. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratin