Carotenoids from fruits and vegetables: Chemistry, analysis, occurrence, bioavailability and biological activities

Food Research International - Tập 76 - Trang 735-750 - 2015
Ramesh Kumar Saini1, Shivraj Hariram Nile1, Se Won Park1
1Department of Bio-Resources and Food Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea.

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