The Claim

A method has been developed to extract and measure concentrations and isotopic enrichment of carotenoids, retinol, and retinyl palmitate in feces, which enables noninvasive assessment of beta-carotene bioavailability in Indonesian children consuming pumpkin or spinach.

Source: Extraction of carotenoids from feces, enabling the bioavailability of beta-carotene to be studied in Indonesian children.

What the research says

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In plain English

Scientists made a new way to measure how well kids absorb vitamin A from pumpkin or spinach by testing their poop — no needles needed!

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A method has been developed to extract and measure concentrations and isotopic enrichment of carotenoids, retinol, and retinyl palmitate in feces, enabling noninvasive assessment of beta-carotene bioavailability in Indonesian children consuming pumpkin or spinach.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Extraction of carotenoids from feces, enabling the bioavailability of beta-carotene to be studied in Indonesian children.

    The study developed a way to measure how well kids absorb beta-carotene from pumpkin and spinach by testing their poop, which matches exactly what the claim says.

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