Blar i UiS Brage på forfatter "Løvik, Martinus"
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Risk assessment of beta-carotene in food supplements. Scientific opinion of the Panel on Nutrition, Dietetic Products, Novel Food and Allergy
Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Holven, Kirsten Bjørklund; Holvik, Kristin; Løvik, Martinus; Frølich, Wenche; Frøyland, Livar; Haugen, Margaretha; Strand, Tor A; Tell, Grethe S.; Iversen, Per Ole (VKM Report;, Research report, 2015)Beta-carotene is a provitamin, i.e. a precursor of vitamin A (retinol), which is classified as an essential nutrient for humans. Beta-carotene is one of many carotenoids found in plants, fungi and bacteria. Carotenoids are ...