Kirsten B. Holven

Risk Assessment of Beta-carotene in Food Supplements

Helle Margrete Meltzer, Kristin Holvik, Kirsten B. Holven & Martinus Løvik · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2016

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 therefore predominantly obtained through foods of plant o...