Carotenoids in Foods and Feeds
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 1527
Special Issue Editor
Interests: dietary antioxidants; carotenoids; polyphenols; vitamin E; vitamin C; antioxidant activity/capacity; interactions; bioavailability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The purpose of this Special Issue of Antioxidants is to present recent investigations on the contents of carotenoids in foods and feeds. In addition to potential raw materials, the analysis of carotenoids in food and feed products as affected by processing is of ongoing interest. This will include traditional techniques as well as modern processes (e.g., high-pressure processing). It is also important to show recent developments in carotenoid isomerization and metabolism in foods and feeds. Results on biological activities (e.g., antioxidant activity/capacity) of carotenoids contained in foods and feeds are also welcome.
Carotenoids are a group of natural pigments consisting of more than 750 compounds known so far. Their colours are mostly yellow, orange or red due to the system of conjugated double bonds. This structural element is also responsible for the good antioxidant properties of many carotenoids. Carotenoids have shown various biological activities (not only as provitamin A), making them an interesting topic for researchers of various disciplines all over the world, looking, e.g., for preventive properties of fruits and vegetables. As lipophilic compounds, their uptake and storage in the body is dependent on various conditions. In vitro and in vivo data have showed stimulating and inhibiting effects of matrix compounds on the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of carotenoids.
Dr. Volker Böhm
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- carotenoids
- processing of foods and feeds
- isomerization
- metabolism
- antioxidant mechanisms
- non-antioxidant activities
- health and disease
- bioaccessibility
- bioavailability
