Get to know Carotenoid better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like pigment or antioxidant.
Carotenoid meaning
Any of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.
Synonyms of Carotenoid
Using Carotenoid
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.
- Useful related words include: pigment, antioxidant.
- In the example corpus, carotenoid often appears in combinations such as: the carotenoid.
Context around Carotenoid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Carotenoid
- In this selection, "carotenoid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pigments, excessive, red, oranges, metabolism and content stand out and add context to how "carotenoid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all lack carotenoid coloration and and and red carotenoid pigments are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "carotenoid" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with carotenoid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Carotenoid bioavailability ranges between 1/5 to 1/10 of retinol's. (12 words)
The carotenoid beta- cryptoxanthin possesses an ionone group and has vitamin activity in humans. (14 words)
Xanthophylls are the most common yellow pigments that form one of two major divisions of the carotenoid group. (18 words)
Omnivorous animal species which are relatively poor converters of coloured dietary carotenoids to colourless retinoids have yellowed-coloured body fat, as a result of the carotenoid retention from the vegetable portion of their diet. (34 words)
Dr. Jianhua Zhao, the study’s lead researcher, highlighted the importance of these findings: "Our research offers a new understanding of carotenoid metabolism in wolfberry, a fruit with considerable health benefits. (31 words)
Adverse effects Test tube containing a dichloromethane solution of lycopene Lycopene is non-toxic and is commonly found in the diet, but cases of excessive carotenoid intake have been reported. (30 words)
Example sentences (13)
As it decays, the colours of the sugars are revealed in pigments – carotenoid oranges and yellows, betalain scarlets, anthocyanin reds and purples.
Dr. Jianhua Zhao, the study’s lead researcher, highlighted the importance of these findings: "Our research offers a new understanding of carotenoid metabolism in wolfberry, a fruit with considerable health benefits.
The appeal can be attributed to their carotenoid content, a precursor to vitamin A, the pigment responsible for orange color hues, and essential for maintaining good eye health.
Adverse effects Test tube containing a dichloromethane solution of lycopene Lycopene is non-toxic and is commonly found in the diet, but cases of excessive carotenoid intake have been reported.
Bright yellow and red carotenoid pigments are commonplace in this family, and thus blue structural colours are rather rare, as the yellow pigments turn the blue color into green.
Carotenoid bioavailability ranges between 1/5 to 1/10 of retinol's.
Omnivorous animal species which are relatively poor converters of coloured dietary carotenoids to colourless retinoids have yellowed-coloured body fat, as a result of the carotenoid retention from the vegetable portion of their diet.
The carotenoid beta- cryptoxanthin possesses an ionone group and has vitamin activity in humans.
The pink colour of wild flamingos is due to astaxanthin (a carotenoid) they absorb from their diet of brine shrimp.
The resultant α-crocin is a carotenoid pigment that may comprise more than 10% of dry saffron's mass.
The study was done using supplements and researchers were aware of the epidemiological correlation between carotenoid-rich fruits and vegetables and lower lung cancer rates.
They all lack carotenoid coloration, and the former genus has a conspicuous banded head pattern; they are unique among living penguins by nesting in burrows.
Xanthophylls are the most common yellow pigments that form one of two major divisions of the carotenoid group.
Common combinations with carotenoid
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: