Provitamin A activity in traditional foods from Black Sea Area countries

Introduction and objectives: Vitamin A is found in the form of retinol, retinal, retinoic acid or esters in animal sources, while in plant sources, it is in the form of provitamin A. Conjugated double bonds of carotenoids absorb light and are responsible for the brilliant colours of fruits and veget...

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Main Author: Sanches-Silva, A. (author)
Other Authors: Albuquerque, T.G. (author), Finglas, P. (author), Trichopoulou, A. (author), D'Antuono, L.F. (author), Alexieva, I. (author), Boyko, N. (author), Costea, C. (author), Fedosova, K. (author), Karpenko, D. (author), Kilasonia, Z. (author), Koçaoglu, B. (author), Costa, H.S. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/1628
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/1628