A. What is beta carotene?
Carrots contain A large amount of beta-carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A after ingesting human digestive organs. It is currently the safest product to supplement vitamin A (simply supplement chemical synthetic vitamin A, excessive will make people toxic). It maintains eye and skin health, improves night blindness, rough skin and helps protect the body from free radicals. Not with vinegar and other acidic substances at the same time.
B. What are the effects and functions of β carotene?
1. Maintain the integrity of skin and mucous membrane layer, prevent dry and rough skin;
2. constitute photosensitive substances in visual cells;
3. promote growth and development, effectively promote health and cell development, prevent congenital deficiency. Promotes healthy bone and tooth growth;
4. Maintain reproductive function;
5. Maintain and promote immune function. Carrot has the function of preventing and suppressing lung cancer. When the carotene contained in carrots enters the body, it is converted into vitamin A. Each carrot molecule can be converted into two vitamin A molecules.
Carotene is A physiologically active substance that can be converted into vitamin A in animals and can treat night blindness, dry eye disease and epithelial keratosis. It can inhibit the overreaction of immunoactive cells, quench the peroxides that cause immunosuppression, maintain the fluidity of membrane, help to maintain the membrane receptor state necessary for immune function, and play a role in the release of immunomodulatory molecules. Through the above mechanism, the anti-tumor function of lymphocytes, giant titsh cells and NK cells was enhanced, especially for lung cancer, esophageal cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, etc., which had significant prevention and improvement effect, so it has anti-cancer, anti-cancer, anti-aging effect, and can be used as anti-cancer drugs in the pharmaceutical industry. Because of its resistance to free radicals, it has therapeutic effects on cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases.
C. Where can BETA carotene be used?
As an edible oil soluble pigment, β -carotene itself can cover all colors from red to yellow due to the difference in concentration, so it is warmly welcomed by the food industry. It is very suitable for the development of oily products and protein products, as an edible orange pigment and nutritional enhancer, such as margarine, capsule, fish pulp refining products, vegetarian products, instant noodles, and so on. Microencapsulated beta-carotene can be converted into water-soluble pigment, which can be used in almost all foods. In addition, β -carotene in feed, cosmetics and other aspects have important uses.
