Carotenoids are important antioxidants and singlet oxygen scavengers. Plasma levels of alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, lycopene and cryptoxanthin were determined in 129 healthy German children and adolescents. Highest values were found for beta-carotene and lycopene.
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