Assertion: carotenoid | /r/HasProperty | unstable
Facets:
value: due to their highly conjugated structure
type: CAUSE
value: to thermal and chemical oxidation
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: 10–13]. However, due to their highly conjugated structure, carotenoids are rather unstable to thermal and chemical oxidation and can be easily degraded when exposed to light, oxygen, and heat during food processing and storage .