Effects of organic and conventional growth systems on the content of carotenoids in carrot roots, and on intake and plasma status of carotenoids in humans

Malene Søltoft; Anette Bysted; Katja Howarth Madsen; Alicja Budek Mark; Susanne Gjedsted Bügel; John Nielsen; Pia Knuthsen

doi:10.1002/jsfa.4248

Effects of organic and conventional growth systems on the content of carotenoids in carrot roots, and on intake and plasma status of carotenoids in humans

Malene Søltoft, Anette Bysted, Katja Howarth Madsen, Alicja Budek Mark, Susanne Gjedsted Bügel, John Nielsen, Pia Knuthsen

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Background: The demand for organic food products has increased during the last decades due to their probable health effects, among others. A higher content of secondary metabolites such as carotenoids in organic food products has been claimed, though not documented, to contribute to increased health effects of organic foods. The aim was to study the impact of organic and conventional agricultural systems on the content of carotenoids in carrots and human diets. In addition, a human cross-over study was performed, measuring the plasma status of carotenoids in humans consuming diets made from crops from these agricultural systems. Results: The content of carotenoids in carrot roots and human diets was not significantly affected by the agricultural production system or year, despite differences in fertilisation strategy and levels. The plasma status of carotenoids increased significantly after consumption of the organic and conventional diets, but no systematic differences between the agricultural production systems were observed. Conclusion: The expected higher content of presumed health-promoting carotenoids in organic food products was not documented in this study.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
Volume	91
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	767-775
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0022-5142
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.4248
Publication status	Published - Mar 2011

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In: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Vol. 91, No. 4, 03.2011, p. 767-775.

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