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Beta Carotene you might know as the Carotene found in Carrots from which the name derives.
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For something like carrots, eating them raw, the body absorbs less than one percent of the Vitamin A/Carotene, while steaming them bumps it up to 19 percent.
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Carotene was only the most highly visible of Kuhn's polyene studies.
Richard Kuhn and the Chemical Institute: Double Bonds and Biological Mechanisms 2010
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Lambsquarters contain known anti-inflammatory nutrients, including Beta Carotene and Vitamin K. They also contain carbohydrates, which may increase blood sugar levels.
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For Beta Carotene -- Variety of dark orange, red, yellow and green vegetables and fruits such as broccoli, kale, spinach, sweet potatoes, carrots, red and yellow peppers, apricots, cantaloupe and mangos.
The Search for Antioxidant-Rich Vegetables | A Veggie Venture 2006
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In general our bodies convert Carotene to Vitamin A which is good, but in excess can be harmful often called Vitamin toxicity.
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Kimchi has high levels Vitamin B, C, and Beta Carotene.
Archive 2006-06-01 GreenFertility 2006
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Green beans are a great source of Beta-Carotene, Vitamin C, copper and Manganese making it a super-anti oxidant food.
My love-hate relationship with Chinese restaurants & my version of fried rice 2006
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Green beans are a great source of Beta-Carotene, Vitamin C, copper and Manganese making it a super-anti oxidant food.
Archive 2006-08-01 2006
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Kimchi has high levels Vitamin B, C, and Beta Carotene.
Kimchi's really good for you, here's why GreenFertility 2006
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