Assertion: carotenoid | /r/HasProperty | α-carotene
Facets:
value: particularly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The most prevalent carotenoids in the human diet are α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin (8).
text: By far the most important provitamin A carotenoid is beta-carotene; other provitamin A carotenoids are alpha-carotene and beta-cryptoxanthin.
text: Some studies found that the regular use of plant sterol-containing spreads resulted in modest, 10%-20% decreases in the plasma concentrations of some carotenoids, particularly α-carotene, β-carotene, and lycopene (see the article on Phytosterols)
text: The carotenoids with provitamin A activity are α-carotene, β-carotene, γ-carotene, and β-cryptoxanthin (Eitenmiller and Landen, 1999).
text: The proportions of β-carotene increases from 50% to 90% during this period whereas there was no measurable increase in the other carotenoid, α-carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin