Sentences with phrase «phytonutrients lutein»

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-- Avocados contain about 20 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients, including 4 % of the recommended Daily Value (DV) for vitamin E, 4 % vitamin C, 8 % folate, 4 % fiber, 2 % iron, 4 % potassium, with 81 micrograms of lutein and 19 micrograms of beta - carotene.

Bok choy contains powerful antioxidants like vitamins A and C and phytonutrients such as thiocyanates, lutein, zeaxanthin, isothiocyanates, and sulforaphane, which stimulate detoxifying enzymes and may protect against breast, colon, and prostate cancers.

Consider them a nutrition booster, because eating them in conjunction with foods that contain fat - soluble phytonutrients like lutein, make those nutrients much more available to the body.

♥ Asparagus provides phytonutrients, such as beta - carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin, which are antioxidants that protect cells against the oxidative damage caused by free radicals.

Cantaloupe contains a wide variety of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory phytonutrients, including the carotenoids alpha - carotene, beta - carotene, lutein, beta - cryptoxanthin and zeaxanthin; the flavonoid luteolin; the organic acids ferulic and caffeic acid; and two cucurbitacins — cucurbitacin B and cucurbitacin E. Cantaloupe is an excellent source of vitamin A (in the form of carotenoids) and vitamin C.

In addition, carrots are rich in zeaxanthin and lutein — a pair of important antioxidant phytonutrients — along with caffeic acid, ferulic acid and coumaric acid.

However, tomatoes provide a unique variety of other phytonutrients, including other carotenoids (beta - carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin), flavonoids (naringenin, chalconaringenin, rutin, kaempferol, and quercetin), hydroxycinnamic acids (caffeic, ferulic, and coumaric acid), glycosides (esculeoside A) and fatty acid derivatives (9 - oxo - octadecadienoic acid).

The risk of glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness, appears to be dramatically reduced by kale or collard greens consumption, thanks to the phytonutrient pigments lutein and zeaxanthin.

And so, by filtering out that blue haze, on a clear day standing on top of a mountain, individuals with high macular pigment — lutein and zeaxanthin phytonutrients from greens — may be able to distinguish distant mountain ridges up to 27 miles further than individuals with little or no pigment.

Kale is a good source of antioxidants, calcium, nitrates, skin - enhancing carotenoids and other phytonutrients such as lutein and zeaxanthin, which may be protective against glaucoma.

Cabbage including bok choy contains powerful antioxidants like vitamins A and C and phytonutrients such as thiocyanates, lutein, zeaxanthin, isothiocyanates, and sulforaphane, which stimulate detoxifying enzymes and may protect against breast, colon, and prostate cancers.

Lutein and zeaxanthin, phytonutrients protective against cataracts and macular degeneration, can be found in high levels in kale, collard greens, and carrots.

Zucchini is a great source of phytonutrients such as lutein.

Bok choy contains powerful antioxidants like vitamins A and C and phytonutrients such as thiocyanates, lutein, zeaxanthin, isothiocyanates, and sulforaphane, which stimulate detoxifying enzymes and may protect against breast, colon, and prostate cancers.