Carotenoids and anthocyanins

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CAROTENOIDS

Carotenoids are red, orange and yellow plant dyes. Vitamin A can be formed from some of them, while some are antioxidants.

ANTHOCYANINS

Anthocyanins are red, purple and blue plant dyes. Some of them are antioxidants.

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Evropska noč raziskovalcev

Ta projekt je prejel sredstva okvirnega programa Evropske unije za raziskave in inovacije Obzorje 2020, št. pogodb 954337 in 721236 TREATMENT, ter Obzorje Evropa, št. pogodbe 101060963.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreements No. 954337 and 721236 TREATMENT, and HORIZON-MSCA-2022-CITIZENS-01 No. 101060963.

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