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                   TABLE I Types of Carotenoids and Their Natural Sources
                                           Structure                                   Name and source
                                                                               β-Carotene (carrot, egg, orange, chicken fat)



                                                                               Xanthophyll (vegetables, egg, chicken fat)




                                                                               Zeaxanthin (yellow corn, egg, liver)



                                                                               Cryptoxanthin (egg, yellow corn, orange)




                                                                               Physalien (asparagus, berries)




                                                                               Bixin (annatto seeds)

                                                                               Lycopene (tomato, pink grapefuit, palm oil)



                                                                               Capsanthin (paprika)







                                                                               Astaxanthin (lobster, shrimp, salmon)






                                                                               Torularhodin (Rhodotorula yeast)




                                                                               Canthaxanthin (mushrooms)







                                                                               β-Apo-8 -carotenal (spinach, orange)
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