Kale bioaccessibility improves when paired with oil dressings, experts suggest

Oil-based dressings or sauces can enhance the absorption of beneficial carotenoids from kale, finds recent resea…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #cancer #Carotenoid #eyehealth #Kale #Lutein #Mediterranean #Oil #Olive
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2420731/kale-bioaccessibility-improves-when-paired-with-oil-dressings-experts-suggest/

Kale bioaccessibility improves when paired with oil dressings, experts suggest

Oil-based dressings or sauces can enhance the absorption of beneficial carotenoids from kale, finds recent research. Researchers from the University of Missouri, US,…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #cancer #Carotenoid #eyehealth #Kale #Lutein #Mediterranean #Oil #Olive
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2420731/kale-bioaccessibility-improves-when-paired-with-oil-dressings-experts-suggest/

Our #spectroscopy lab showing its best side 😍

This is one of our hollow-core fiber pump-probe experiments, specifically tailored for blue light excitation. That’s how we look at #carotenoid and #chlorophyll photophysics 🌱

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#lycopene a #carotenoid causing the bright red color of ripe #tomatoes. Cooking transforms lycopene to be easier for the body to #absorb. So lycopene in tomato sauce & other dishes is very #beneficial. The compound builds up in the #prostate & may reduce risk of #prostatecancer. #angstromminerals
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In a new #JIPB paper,🍅He et al. report that two🍅members of the APETALA2🍅family mediate a🍅🍅#transcriptional cascade that orchestrates #carotenoid #biosynthesis🍅in #tomato.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13650🍅
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Scientists explore method to increase the growth and carotenoid content ratio of an edible microalga

Over the past few years, people have generally become more conscious about the food they consume. Thanks to easier access to information as well as public health campaigns and media coverage, people are more aware of how nutrition ties in with both health benefits and chronic diseases. As a result, there is an ongoing cultural shift in most countries, with people prioritizing eating healthily. In turn, the demand for healthier food options and nutritional supplements is steadily growing.

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Regulation of carotenoid metabolism in Zinnia elegans by carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase

Zinnia elegans is an annual herbaceous ornamental flower widely cultivated in domestic and foreign gardens due to its diversity in flower types, color, and landscaping versatility. The Petal color of Zinnia elegans ranges widely from red to orange and yellow due to the different content of carotenoids and anthocyanins.

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Researchers identify a pigment present in the Santa Pola salt flats as an anticarcinogenic agent.

#halophiles #archea #carotenoid #bacteriorruberins

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-pigment-santa-pola-salt-flats.html

Researchers identify a pigment present in the Santa Pola salt flats as an anticarcinogenic agent

The University of Alicante Applied Biochemistry research group⁠—in collaboration with researchers from the Alicante University Hospital Dr. Balmis (HGUDB) and the Alicante Health and Biomedical Research Institute (ISABIAL)⁠—has identified the anti-cancer capacity of a pigment present in the Santa Pola salt flats. This pigment is produced by certain microorganisms, the "halophilic archaea," in order to protect themselves from the sun, and its anti-tumor capacity has been tested in several types of breast cancer.

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Meng et. 🍅al highlight the role of🍅 SlBZR1 as a master #regulator of🍅#tomato #fruit #ripening🍅, with potential for #crop 🍅improvement and #carotenoid🍅#biofortification.🍅
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13491 🍅
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