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Human Lycopene and Beta-cryptoxanthin Absorption From Citrus Fruit

NCT02348164 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2015-01-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of the research study is to measure and compare the absorption of equivalent amounts of beta-cryptoxanthin and Iycopene provided in citrus fruit. The investigators want to determine whether adults absorb beta-cryptoxanthin to a greater extent than lycopene, when both are supplied in comparable citrus fruits.

Conditions

  • Bioavailability of Carotenoids

Interventions

OTHER

Pink grapefruit first followed by tangerines two weeks later

A 504 gram serving of pink grapefruit was fed as a single meal followed by 234 grams tangerines two weeks later

OTHER

Tangerines first followed by pink grapefruit two weeks later

A 234 gram serving of tangerines was fed as a single meal followed by 504 grams pink grapefruit two weeks later

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Betty J Burri, PhD · USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-12-31
Primary Completion
2009-02-28
Completion
2009-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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