In the medical field it has been studied as a therapy against hypoglycemia due to the presence of two carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin contained in corn (1). Contents of carotenoids in maize or mai ...

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In the medical field it has been studied as a therapy against hypoglycemia due to the presence of two carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin contained in corn (1).

Contents of carotenoids in maize or maize (2):

Neoxanthin and violaxanthin: 9%
Lutein: 60%
Zeaxanthin: 25%
Cryptoxanthin: 5%
Lycopene: 0%
Alpha carotene: 0
Beta carotene: 0

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(1) Fruits and vegetables that are sources for lutein and zeaxanthin: the macular pigment in human eyes.
Olaf Sommerburg, Jan E E Keunen, Alan C Bird, Frederik J G M van Kuij9

(2) Use of modified cornstarch therapy to extend fasting in glycogen storage disease types Ia and Ib1,2,3
Catherine E Correia, Kaustuv Bhattacharya, Philip J Lee, Jonathan J Shuster, Douglas W Theriaque, Meena N Shankar, G Peter A Smit, and David A Weinstein

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