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provitamin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | hydrocarbon |
| Has types | carotene, carotin, provitamin a |
Examples of provitamin
provitamin
But each gram of the new strain contains up to 37 micrograms of the provitamin.
From the newscientist.com
Current maize varieties consumed in Africa can have provitamin A content as low as 0.1 micrograms per gram.
From the sciencedaily.com
Newer research has shown that the absorption of provitamin-A carotenoids is only half as much as previously thought.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Maize has considerable natural variation in levels of provitamin A, the precursors that are converted to vitamin A upon consumption.
From the sciencedaily.com
Its melon-like flesh is high in provitamin A, vitamin C, flavonoids, folate, pantothenic acid, potassium, magnesium and fiber.
From the sciencedaily.com
Papaya fruit is a rich source of nutrients such as provitamin Acarotenoids, vitamin C, B vitamins, dietary minerals and dietary fiber.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As part of this investigation, the researchers have identified a naturally mutated enzyme that enhances the provitamin A content of maize.
From the sciencedaily.com
But critics point out that it remains to be proven that the provitamin A is absorbed and converted into vitamin A when people eat the rice.
From the newscientist.com
To ramp up the levels of provitamin A, Drake and her colleagues scrutinised the original golden rice plants, which contained two extra genes.
From the newscientist.com
- Vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues
