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Beta-carotene and lutein micellarization from Moringa leaves
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What acts on it
Adding 5% peanut oil to Moringa leaves during simulated digestion increased beta-carotene and lutein micellarization, particularly beta-carotene, before uptake by Caco-2 cells.
Experimental context and source evidence
- dose
- Fresh or lyophilized leaves with 5% peanut oil
- duration
- Digestion and uptake time course
- evidence_access
- Primary PubMed abstract and indexed metadata reviewed. Full-text method details not stated here remain unresolved.
- evidence_scope
- literature_reviewed; model-specific source-derived curation
- experimental_model
- Simulated digestion coupled to human Caco-2 cells
- limitations
- This food-matrix result supports a fat effect on bioaccessibility but does not quantify human vitamin A status.
- nutrient_topic
- Moringa oleifera chapter; interacting nutrients, drugs, peptides and proteins retain their experimental settings. · Moringa oleifera
- organism
- Simulated digestion coupled to human Caco-2 cells
- plain_language
- Adding 5% peanut oil to Moringa leaves during simulated digestion increased beta-carotene and lutein micellarization, particularly beta-carotene, before uptake by Caco-2 cells.
- primary_references
- Micellarization and intestinal cell uptake of beta-carotene and lutein from drumstick (Moringa oleifera) leaves. (2007). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17651060/ DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.250
- route
- In vitro digestion
- tissue
- Carotenoid micellarization and cell accumulation
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## moringa-peanut-oil-carotenoid-bioaccessibility Adding 5% peanut oil to Moringa leaves during simulated digestion increased beta-carotene and lutein micellarization, particularly beta-carotene, before uptake by Caco-2 cells. Model/species: Simulated digestion coupled to human Caco-2 cells Tissue/system: Carotenoid micellarization and cell accumulation Exposure: Fresh or lyophilized leaves with 5% peanut oil Route: In vitro digestion Duration: Digestion and uptake time course Limits: This food-matrix result supports a fat effect on bioaccessibility but does not quantify human vitamin A status. Primary reference: Micellarization and intestinal cell uptake of beta-carotene and lutein from drumstick (Moringa oleifera) leaves. (2007). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17651060/ DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.250 Access: Primary PubMed abstract and indexed metadata reviewed. Full-text method details not stated here remain unresolved.
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