A CAPSICUM VARIETY EXHIBITING A HYPER-ACCUMULATION OF ZEAXANTHIN AND PRODUCTS DERIVED THEREFROM

The present invention is concerned with Capsicum plants producing greater than about 0.4% zeaxanthin, by weight in the dried, ripe fruit pod flesh, which plants have been developed from commercially grown Capsicum cultivars by plant breeding techniques. Zeaxanthin is the dominant carotenoid in the d...

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Hauptverfasser:	LOCEY, CAROL, L, VANDENHOMBERGH, ANTHONY, P, KANEL, JEFFREY, S, TODD, PAUL, H, BARREN, JAMES, P, YOUNG, CARRIE, K, BERDAHL, DONALD, R
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY FISHING FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J FORESTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES TRAPPING
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention is concerned with Capsicum plants producing greater than about 0.4% zeaxanthin, by weight in the dried, ripe fruit pod flesh, which plants have been developed from commercially grown Capsicum cultivars by plant breeding techniques. Zeaxanthin is the dominant carotenoid in the dried ripe fruit pod flesh, when measured in non-esterified forms. Alternatively, these plants may be characterized as exhibiting a high pigmentation measured as an ASTA value and further characterized by the predominant presence of zeaxanthin. The zeaxanthin derived from these Capsicum plants can be used in applications that include nutritional supplements, foods, functional foods, cosmetics, animal feeds, aquaculture feeds, and pharmaceuticals.