beta-carotene
noun
be·ta-car·o·tene
ˈbā-tə-ˈker-ə-ˌtēn 
-ˈka-rə-
: an isomer of carotene found in dark green and dark yellow vegetables and fruits
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Like other dark, leafy green vegetables, beet greens contain nitrates and are high in beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin.
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 30 May 2025
On top of the fiber content, pumpkin also delivers a bunch of potassium and beta-carotene, a compound responsible for that bright orange color that your body turns into vitamin A.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 29 May 2025
Yellow corn tends to be faintly sweeter and heartier, thanks to that beta-carotene.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2025
For example, the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements indicates that one mcg RAE is equivalent to 1 mcg retinol, 2 mcg supplemental beta-carotene, 12 mcg dietary beta-carotene, or 24 mcg dietary alpha-carotene or beta-cryptoxanthin.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 30 May 2025
On top of the fiber content, pumpkin also delivers a bunch of potassium and beta-carotene, a compound responsible for that bright orange color that your body turns into vitamin A.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 29 May 2025
Yellow corn tends to be faintly sweeter and heartier, thanks to that beta-carotene.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2025
For example, the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements indicates that one mcg RAE is equivalent to 1 mcg retinol, 2 mcg supplemental beta-carotene, 12 mcg dietary beta-carotene, or 24 mcg dietary alpha-carotene or beta-cryptoxanthin.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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beta-carotene
noun
be·ta-car·o·tene
variants
or β-carotene
: a reddish-orange pigment that is an an isomer of carotene found chiefly in orange and dark green and yellow vegetables and fruits (such as carrots, sweet potatoes, and spinach) and that is converted to vitamin A in the body
Note: Beta-carotene is the most active and widespread provitamin A and is derived commercially from natural sources or is prepared synthetically.
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