Carotenoids (carotenoid) is a pigment (pigment) are yellow, orange, commonly found in plants and creatures capable of photosynthesis. The bulk substance is beneficial to the human health. Help against free radicals (antioxidant)
structure
The structure of the pigment, this group is a late hydrocarbon, which consists of 40 carbon atom. Types of unsaturated hydrocarbons a double bond position
carotenoids in natural food is about 600 species found there were 6
1 alpha - carotene (alpha-carotene)
2 beta-carotene (beta-carotene)
3 β - crypto xanthine (beta-cryptoxanthin)
4 lycopene (lycopene)
5. Lutein (Lutein)
6 zeaxanthin (zeaxanthin).