xanthous
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Autumns: a season of Facebook posts of leaves tinted by xanthophylls, carotenoids and anthocyanins.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2022
But on a recent September day, I decided to hunt specifically for xanthophylls — yellowish pigments found in nature — after realizing how important they are to our health.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2019
We can’t synthesize xanthophylls, or any carotenoids for that matter, so we get them by eating plants that make them or animals — such as chicken and fish — that also eat plants.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2019
Neuroscientists are discovering that we need an adequate stockpile of xanthophylls to reason, learn new things and ward off dementia.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2019
