Table 2.
Different intakes of the main photoactives between omnivores, vegetarians and vegans.
| Level of Photoactives Ingested |
Omnivores (N = 40) |
Vegans (N = 38) |
Vegetarians (N = 41) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furocumarins, N (%) | <0.01 | |||
| None | 29 (72.50) | 0 (0.00) | 14 (34.15) | |
| Low | 11 (27.50) | 10 (26.32) | 16 (39.02) | |
| Intermediate | 0 (0.00) | 7 (18.42) | 7(17.07) | |
| High | 0 (0.00) | 21 (55.26) | 4 (9.76) | |
| Carotenoids, N (%) | 0.31 | |||
| None | 4 (10.00) | 9 (23.68) | 8 (19.51) | |
| Low | 17 (42.50) | 16 (42.11) | 19 (46.34) | |
| Intermediate | 19 (47.50) | 12 (31.58) | 14 (34.15) | |
| High | 0 (0.00) | 1 (2.63) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Astaxanthines, N (%) | <0.01 | |||
| None | 15 (37.50) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Low | 16 (40.00) | 13 (34.21) | 17 (41.46) | |
| Intermediate | 8 (20.00) | 14 (36.84) | 12 (29.27) | |
| High | 1 (2.50) | 11 (28.95) | 12 (29.27) | |
| Polyphenols, N (%) | <0.01 | |||
| None | 17 (42.50) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Low | 18 (45.00) | 19 (50.00) | 16 (39.02) | |
| Intermediate | 4 (10.00) | 5 (13.16) | 14 (34.15) | |
| High | 1 (2.50) | 14 (36.84) | 11 (26.83) |