Ebook: Food carotenoids: chemistry, biology and technology

Nomenclature, structures, physical and chemical properties -- Biosynthesis and metabolism -- Qualitative and quantitative analysis -- In vitro assays of bioaccessibility and antioxidant capacity -- Composition and influencing factors -- Effects of processing and storage -- Isomerization and oxidation -- Carotenoids as food colorants and precursors of aroma compounds -- Bioaccessibility and bioavailability -- Provitamin A activity -- Carotenoids and chronic diseases.