2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Creating a food database for the purpose of prevention of age-related macular degeneration

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23700940
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Eating habits, studies on eating habits
Research Institution	Kurashiki Sakuyo University
Principal Investigator	KIRINO Akiko (石川顕子) くらしき作陽大学, 食文化学部, 講師 (10566574)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	カロテノイド / 加齢黄斑変性
Research Abstract	Lutein and zeaxanthin, which are carotenoid compounds, have been reported that contribute to preventing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by other researchers. In this study, we developed a method for the quantitative analysis of carotenoid compounds in foodstuffs using high-performance liquid chromatography. Result of analysis of the vegetables the Japanese consume well, it has been revealed that lutein and zeaxanthin are included in pumpkin, spinach and komatsuna.

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