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Food Qual Safet
    
β-Carotene—properties and production methods
Ludmila Bogacz-Radomska* and Joanna Harasym*, **
*Department of Biotechnology and Food Analysis, Faculty of Engineering and Economics, Wroclaw University of Economics, Wroclaw, Poland, **Department of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering, College of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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Abstract  
β-Carotene belongs to a group of more than 600 compounds, jointly called as carotenoids. It has numerous biological functions in the human body and because human is not able to synthesize any of them, it is necessary to supply these valuable compounds with food or pharmaceuticals. Rising, therefore, market demand stimulates the development of its diverse production methods. Originally β-carotene was recovered from plants by physicochemical extraction and mainly from carrots. Nowadays β-carotene is mainly produced through chemical synthesis. But quite recently biotechnology makes a great approach toward β-carotene production as bioactive compounds of natural origin reveal higher bioaccessibility and higher consumer trust on market.


Key wordsβ-carotene      properties      production methods     
Published: 01 June 2018
Corresponding Authors: Engineering and Economics, Wroclaw University of Economics, Ul. Komandorska 118/120, 53-345 Wroclaw, Poland.     E-mail: ludmila.bogacz-radomska@ue.wroc.pl
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Ludmila Bogacz-Radomska, Joanna Harasym. β-Carotene—properties and production methods. Food Qual Safet, 2018, 2(2): 69-74.

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http://www.zjujournals.com/fqs/10.1093/fqsafe/fyy004     OR     http://www.zjujournals.com/fqs/Y2018/V2/I2/69


β-胡萝卜素-性质和生产方式

β-胡萝卜素属于类胡萝卜素类,其含600多种不同化合物。β-胡萝卜素对人体具有一定生理作用,但人体不能自身合成,只能通过食物和药物提供。日益增长的市场需求刺激了胡萝卜素生产方式的多样化,最初β-胡萝卜素主要通过对植物尤其胡萝卜进行植物化学提取获得。现在β-胡萝卜素主要是通过化学合成,近期生物技术为β-胡萝卜素的生产提供了新途径,生产出的β-胡萝卜素产品具有更高的生物接近度和消费者信任度。

关键词: β-胡萝卜素,  性质,  生产方式 
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