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 |
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