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Lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin diacetate micromicelle formulation
Lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin diacetate micromicelle formulation. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.
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What it does
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What it acts on
The diacetate micromicelle formulation raised serum zeaxanthin more than the other active formulations.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_span
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- experimental_model
- Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled formulation trial
- exposure
- Six months; free pigments in sunflower/omega-3 oil versus mixed diacetate micromicelles
- limitations
- Combined delivery and ester changes prevent attribution to esterification alone; serum response is not a retinal outcome.
- nutrient_topic
- Zeaxanthin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Dietary (3R,3-prime-R)-zeaxanthin
- organism
- 81 healthy volunteers
- plain_language
- How the pigments were packaged changed their blood response.
- primary_references
- [zeaxanthin-p32824736] The Impact of Formulation on Lutein, Zeaxanthin, and meso-Zeaxanthin Bioavailability: A Randomised Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study. (2020). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32824736/ DOI: 10.3390/antiox9080767
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Fasting serum carotenoids
Zeaxanthin: metabolism, signaling and nutrient connections (2026-09-17) · lines 834–845
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled formulation trial · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### zeaxanthin-micromicelles The diacetate micromicelle formulation raised serum zeaxanthin more than the other active formulations. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Zeaxanthin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: How the pigments were packaged changed their blood response. organism: 81 healthy volunteers tissue_or_cell_type: Fasting serum carotenoids experimental_model: Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled formulation trial limitations: Combined delivery and ester changes prevent attribution to esterification alone; serum response is not a retinal outcome. exposure: Six months; free pigments in sunflower/omega-3 oil versus mixed diacetate micromicelles evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/zeaxanthin-research/32824736.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "c5e70eca7c596aeb48b7f1cfccb9af65134926ab26737bc67e3594e4453d09f4", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1173, "text_sha256": "c5e70eca7c596aeb48b7f1cfccb9af65134926ab26737bc67e3594e4453d09f4"} [zeaxanthin-p32824736] The Impact of Formulation on Lutein, Zeaxanthin, and meso-Zeaxanthin Bioavailability: A Randomised Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study. (2020). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32824736/ DOI: 10.3390/antiox9080767
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