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beta-carotene

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beta-carotene: see carotene carotene (kâr`ətēn')
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; antioxidant antioxidant, substance that prevents or slows the breakdown of another substance by oxygen. Synthetic and natural antioxidants are used to slow the deterioration of gasoline and rubber, and such antioxidants as vitamin C (ascorbic acid), butylated hydroxytoluene
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; Vitamin A under vitamin vitamin, group of organic substances that are required in the diet of humans and animals for normal growth, maintenance of life, and normal reproduction. Vitamins act as catalysts; very often either the vitamins themselves are coenzymes , or they form integral parts
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According to AIST, the antioxidation effect is equal to that of beta-carotene - currently the most efficient organic material antioxidiser available.
Research subjects who ate salads troweled with fat-free dressing didn't absorb alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, or lycopene (important "fat-soluble" disease fighters) from the raw vegetables.
Carotenoids--like beta-carotene, lutein, and lycopene--are a good indicator of how much fruit and vegetables a person eats.
 
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