Table 4.
Carotenoid | Intake (μg/day) | Concentration (μg/g DW) | Concentration (μg/g WW) | Estimated Concentration in Faeces (μg/24 h) * | Estimated Percentage of Loss (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lutein+zeaxanthin | 1148 (666–1907) | 25.48 (17.46–44.64) | 13.35 (7.86–23.43) | 1709 (1005–2999) | 148.4 (77.9–309.5) |
β-Cryptoxanthin | 480 (142–984) | 4.48 (1.79–7.81) | 2.30 (0.79–4.40) | 294 (101–563) | 46.5 (16.5–159.1) |
α-Carotene | 283 (56–751) | 5.29 (0.53–11.88) | 2.50 (0.29–6.48) | 320.0 (36.5–828.8) | 86.4 (10.9–467.7) |
Total β-Carotene | 1812 (1081–3192) | 39.54 (23.0–59.01) | 19.13 (11.02–35.94) | 2449 (1411–4600) | 150.4 (65.5–264.9) |
Lycopene | 13146 (5143–26876) | 20.02 (9.57–34.55) | 10.97 (5.16–19.22) | 1404 (660–2460) | 11.5 (4.0–25.4) |
Phytoene * | 2697 (1560–4207) | 11.37 (4.30–20.00) | 5.67 (1.94–11.14) | 726 (248–1425) | 24.5 (10.7–62.4) |
Phytofluene * | 610 (310–953) | 3.04 (0–8.08) | 1.77 (0–4.60) | 227 (0–590) | 32.1 (0–84.4) |
Provitamin A carotenoids | 2913 (1640–4507) | 53.91 (29.88–83.0) | 25.81 (14.71–49.44) | 3304 (1883–6328) | 122.6 (59.8–231.0) |
Non-pro A carotenoids | 20384 (9104–31040) | 66.37(42.33–102.5) | 34.38 (21.68–58.79) | 4334 (2760–7513) | 32.3 (17.1–91.0) |
* Normal distribution.