Absorption
The digestibility of a dietary supplement or a drug into the bloodstream (similar to bioavailability).
Antioxidant
a substance that significantly decreases the adverse effects of reactive species, such as reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, on normal physiological function in humans.
Anthocyanin
Anthocyanin is a water-soluble pigment group found in a large number of fruits, vegetables and flowers. These are the pigments which give plants their brilliant colors ranging from pink through scarlet, purple and blue. Some pharmaceutical effects of anthocyanins have been suggested, for example in treatment of cardiovascular diseases and in ophtamology. The antioxidant potentials of anthocyanins are high.
Bioavailability
the rate and extent to which the active ingredient or active moiety is absorbed from a drug product and becomes available at the site of action. Bioavailability of a drug is usually estimated by its concentration in body fluids, pharmacologic response, clinical response, and the rate and extent of excretion
Carotenoids (also referred to as carotenes)
are a group of more than 600 highly colored plant compounds; however, only 14 have been identified in human blood and tissue.The most prevalent carotenoids in North American diets include alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and -cryptoxanthin. Only three (-carotene, -carotene, and -cryptoxanthin) are converted to vitamin A and considered provitamin A carotenoids.
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