TABLE 1.

Carotenoid content of juice products given to the control (negligible), moderate-dose, and high-dose carotenoid intervention groups

Carotenoid	Apple juice (mg/L)	Control, apple juice mg/6 fluid ounces (177 mL)	Orange–carrot juice (mg/L)	Moderate-dose, orange–carrot juice mg/6 fluid ounces (177 mL)	High-dose, orange–carrot juice mg/12 fluid ounces (355 mL)
α-Carotene	nd1	nd	7.899	1.398	2.804
β-Carotene	0.009	0.002	15.072	2.668	5.350
Lutein	nd	nd	0.032	0.006	0.011
Zeaxanthin	nd	nd	0.003	0.006	0.001
Lycopene	nd	nd	0.047	0.008	0.017
Total carotenoids2	0.009	0.002	23.053	4.080	8.184

¹nd, not detected, means for triplicate analyses of 1 sample.

²Sum of all listed carotenoid species.