{"id":1016,"date":"2019-02-06T10:28:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T10:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/nutrition\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2019-04-28T09:28:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T09:28:25","slug":"beta-cryptoxanthin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/nutrition\/beta-cryptoxanthin\/","title":{"rendered":"Beta cryptoxanthin Benefits and Food Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Beta-cryptoxanthin belongs to the class of carotenoids, specifically xanthophylls. In the human body, Beta-cryptoxanthin is converted to vitamin A (retinol) in human body and is considered to be a pro-vitamin A. It is a common carotenoid which is found in fruit, human blood and tissues. Foods with high content of beta-cryptoxanthin include persimmons, tangerines and oranges. It has assorted functions which are crucial for human health including roles in antioxidant defense as well as cell-to-cell communication. Beta-cryptoxanthin is a precursor of Vitamin A which is a crucial nutrient required for eyesight, development, growth and immune response. It acts as an antioxidant which helps to lower the chances of degenerative diseases and cancers. Foods rich in \u03b2-cryptoxanthin have anabolic effect on bone and delay the onset of osteoporosis. Being a strong antioxidant, it prevents damage of free radicals to cells and DNA. It also lowers the chances of colon cancer and lung cancer.<\/p>\n

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Food Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Food name<\/strong><\/td>\nWeight (g)<\/strong><\/td>\nBeta cryptoxanthin (\u00b5g)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Butternut squash<\/a><\/td>\n205<\/td>\n6388<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japanese persimmon<\/a><\/td>\n168<\/td>\n2431<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tangerines<\/a><\/td>\n189<\/td>\n1465<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Papayas<\/a><\/td>\n145<\/td>\n854<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rose Hips<\/a><\/td>\n127<\/td>\n613<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orange juice<\/a><\/td>\n249<\/td>\n369<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cucumber<\/a> pickles<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n298<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carrots<\/a><\/td>\n146<\/td>\n291<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peaches<\/a><\/td>\n244<\/td>\n266<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plums<\/a><\/td>\n252<\/td>\n257<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yellow corn<\/a><\/td>\n165<\/td>\n246<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oranges<\/a><\/td>\n185<\/td>\n215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apricots<\/a><\/td>\n155<\/td>\n161<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paprika<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n2.3<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nectarines<\/a><\/td>\n143<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Watermelon<\/a><\/td>\n154<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Passion-fruit juice<\/a><\/td>\n247<\/td>\n116<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jalapeno p<\/span>eppers<\/a><\/td>\n90<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dandelion green<\/a><\/td>\n105<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Avocados<\/a><\/td>\n230<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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References:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25270992<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4892306\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.phytochemicals.info\/phytochemicals\/beta-cryptoxanthin.php<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/compound\/beta-Cryptoxanthin#section=Top<\/a><\/p>\n

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Beta-cryptoxanthin belongs to the class of carotenoids, specifically xanthophylls. In the human body, Beta-cryptoxanthin is converted to vitamin A (retinol) in human body and is considered to be a pro-vitamin A. It is a common carotenoid which is found in fruit, human blood and tissues. Foods with high content of beta-cryptoxanthin include persimmons, tangerines and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1017,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[206],"tags":[31,205],"class_list":["post-1016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-beta-cryptoxanthin","tag-b","tag-vitamins"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/nutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Main-image-of-Beta-cryptoxanthin.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pazmsl-go","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1016"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1608,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016\/revisions\/1608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/nutrition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}