Publications by authors named "Marco Antonio Gonzalez-Pena"
Coffee ( L.) is one of the most popular and widely consumed products throughout the world, mainly due to its taste, aroma, caffeine content, and natural antioxidants. Among those antioxidants, anthocyanins are one of the most important natural pigments, which can be found in coffee husks.
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- Carotenoids are natural pigments found in fruits and vegetables that serve as antioxidants and are linked to reduced risk of chronic diseases.
- They are vital for eye health and have strong antioxidant properties that combat free radicals.
- Encapsulation techniques are being developed to improve the stability, solubility, and bioavailability of carotenoids in food products.
Carotenoids are natural pigments and antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables such as carrot, tomato, orange, mango, yellow corn, pumpkin, and mamey. In this study, we evaluated the antioxidant potential of mamey () carotenoids and compared them to carrot () carotenoids. The carotenoids were extracted from mamey and carrot, and their antioxidant capacity were determined via (ABTS method) and assays (resistance against oxidative stress in ).
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