Paul H. Todd;Carrie K. Young;James P. Barren;Anthony P. Vandenhombergh;Donald R. Berdahl;Carol L. Locey;Jeffrey S. Kanel
发明人:
Paul H. Todd,Carrie K. Young,Carol L. Locey,James P. Barren,Anthony P. Vandenhombergh,Donald R. Berdahl,Jeffrey S. Kanel
申请号：
US13459753
公开号：
US20120216321A1
申请日:
2012.04.30
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
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.
