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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for Carotenoids
  1. Vitamin A From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)  
    ... Vitamin A > Vitamin A - Consumer Vitamin A and Carotenoids Fact Sheet for Consumers Have a question? Ask ... professional fact sheet . What are vitamin A and carotenoids and what do they do? Vitamin A is ...
  2. ... belongs to a group of colored pigments called carotenoids. It's converted to vitamin A in the body ... and other red, orange, and yellow pigments called carotenoids are considered antioxidants. They provide about 50% of ...
  3. ... is a type of organic pigment called a carotenoid. It is related to beta-carotene and vitamin ... eye vitamin." Lutein is one of two major carotenoids found in the human eye (macula and retina). ...
  4. ... is a type of organic pigment called a carotenoid. It is related to beta-carotene and gives ...