Word:

carotenoid

Number of occurrences: 103 Rank: 341,549 Frequency class: 21

See also: Carotenoid
Part of speech: Noun
Baseform of: carotenoids

Examples

  • However, birds that have a heavy load of parasites are unable to store much carotenoid, and hence do not have the bright red color as compared to healthier individuals. (www.buzzle.com, collected on 09/11/2016)
  • The researchers speculate that it may be possible eventually to link this study to current research into antioxidants, which suggests a connection between optimism and carotenoid in the blood. (www.chieflandcitizen.com, collected on 02/11/2016)
  • So, the better the color, the better is the male at finding food sources rich in carotenoid. (www.bentoneveningnews.com, collected on 09/11/2016)
  • The green chlorophyll that is visible all spring and summer begins to get broken down by a chemical called carotenoid, which is lingering in the background and is always present in a leaf. (www.ncronline.org, collected on 21/11/2016)
  • Whole food sources of fat also help the absorption of the powerful carotenoid nutrients, since they are fat soluble. (www.lodinews.com, collected on 20/11/2016)
  • They had also encouraged the use of selective breeding to increase carotenoid levels. (www.sierrasun.com, collected on 06/11/2016)
  • Heating carrots can increase the carotenoid content which can provide many benefits as they have powerful antioxidant properties. (www.panorama.am, collected on 13/11/2016)
  • When the Human Nutrition Research Center at Tufts University measured the anti-aging antioxidant protection power of different foods, colorful carotenoid rich fruits and vegetables were at the top of the list. (www.agoracosmopolitan.com, collected on 16/11/2016)
  • A more plausible explanation for the red feathers is that the bird had fed upon berries containing a substance with an abundance of carotenoid pigments that caused the red hues. (www.icrt.com.tw, collected on 03/11/2016)
  • The colors come from carotenoid pigments, the same substances that make carrots orange and flamingos pink. (www.bexleytimes.co.uk, collected on 02/11/2016)

Words occurring in the Same Sentence

lycopene (255), pigments (222), antioxidants (163), pigment (141), antioxidant (139), carrots (134), orange (130), red (107), beta-carotene (106), lutein (93), color (84), vitamin (80), tomatoes (78), anthocyanin (77), carotene (69), carotenoids (69), chlorophyll (63), Lutein (62), astaxanthin (58), colors (57), yellow (56), yellows (55), rich (54), pigmentation (47), which (44), vitamin A (43), macular (43), content (39), palm (39), degeneration (39), properties (39), protect (38), C (38), vegetables (36), foods (35), molecules (34), colour (32), found (31), fruits (31), vitamins (31), compounds (30), fruits and vegetables (29), pumpkins (29), grains (29), leaves (29), 5. (28), powerful (28), oil (26), green (26), birds (25), called (25), research (25), protein (24), shell (24), feed (24), bright (24), levels (23), is (23), dark (21), vision (21)
the (854), of (491), a (230), from (214), and (188), high (118), red (108), yellow (100)
pigments (275), and (232), content (207), that (179), family (158), found (155), called (153), pigment (150), levels (109), compounds (89), molecules (85)

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