Vegetables are known to be good natural sources of vitamins and anti-oxidants which can help keep skin, hair and nails healthy and youthful looking. Carrubba now offers a line of natural vegetable extracts suitable for your cosmetic and personal care products.
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Vegetable | Relative | Relative | Anti-Oxidant |
– | Vitamin A (1) | Vitamin C (1) | Score (2) |
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Beets | Low | Low | High |
Broccoli | Medium | High | High |
Brussel Sprouts | Medium | High | High |
Cabbage | Low | Medium | Medium |
Carrots | High | Low | Low |
Cauliflower | Low | High | Medium |
Celery | Low | Low | Low |
Corn | Low | Low | Medium |
Cucumbers | Low | Low | Low |
Eggplant | Low | Low | Medium |
Iceberg Lettuce | Medium | Low | Low |
Kale | High | High | High |
Leaf Lettuce | Medium | Medium | Low |
Onions | Low | Low | Medium |
Potatoes | None | High | Medium |
Red Peppers | High | High | Medium |
Spinach | High | Medium | High |
String Beans | High | Medium | Low |
Sweet Potatoes | High | High | Low |
Tomato | High | High | High |
Yellow Squash | Medium | Low | Low |
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(1) Herbert V. and Subak-Sharpe G. eds.; Total Nutrition; The Only Guide You’ll Ever Need. 1995, St. Martin’s Griffin, New York (2) Cao G., Sofic E., Prior R; Antioxidant Capacity of Tea and Common Vegetables. Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry. 1996, 44, 3426-3431 |