ArticleFood science & nutrition2026
Validation of Noninvasive Cutaneous Carotenoid Measurements as Nutritional Biomarker Across Body Composition Groups.
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- Red-Blue and White Supplementary Light Increase Carotenoid Accumulation and Improve Fruit Quality in Satsuma Mandarin: Associations with Chlorophyll Content and Carotenogenic Gene Expression.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Self-Reported Dietary Carotenoid Intake and Skin Carotenoid Score Status in a Geographically Diverse U.S. Sample.Nutrients · 2026Article
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Abstract
Carotenoids are plant-derived bioactive compounds with antioxidant properties and well-established roles in human health. Circulating carotenoid concentrations are widely used as an objective biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake; however, their assessment by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) requires invasive sampling and laboratory infrastructure. Reflection spectroscopy-based devices, such as the Veggie Meter and Biozoom, offer rapid, noninvasive alternatives for assessing cutaneous carotenoids (CC), but their validity across different body composition profiles remains insufficiently characterized. In this study, plasma carotenoid concentrations quantified by HPLC were compared with CC measurements obtained using the Veggie Meter and Biozoom in 54 healthy women across three study visits (
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