Status:
COMPLETED
Bioavailability of Carotenoids Present in Mamey Sapote (Pouteria Sapota (Jacq.) H. E. Moore & Stearn) Fruit
Lead Sponsor:
University of Hohenheim
Collaborating Sponsors:
Universidad de Costa Rica
Conditions:
Biological Availability
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of the study is to determine if mamey sapote fruit, rich in rare potentially provitamin A keto-carotenoids, is a good source of vitamin A in humans. Furthermore, it will help to compare the a...
Detailed Description
The present study seeks to obtain a better understanding of the bioavailability and metabolism of the exceptional keto-carotenoids, sapotexanthin and cryptocapsin from mamey sapote fruit in humans. Fo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy adult men and women with a BMI 17 to 30
- Aged 18-65 years.
Exclusion
- lactating, pregnant, or planned to be pregnant
- smokers/those who use tobacco products
- metabolic or malabsorption disorders
- with history of cancer
- with history of liver insufficiency or other gastro-intestinal diseases
- with history of chronic diseases related to lipid metabolism
- obesity
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 13 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
13 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03873909
Start Date
October 1 2017
End Date
March 13 2018
Last Update
March 14 2019
Active Locations (2)
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1
University of Costa Rica
San José, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica
2
University of Hohenheim
Stuttgart, Germany