Lutein is a natural pigment widely found in vegetables, flowers, fruits and certain algae organisms. It is the main component of plant pigments such as corn, vegetables, fruits and flowers.
Lutein has the highest content in dark green leafy vegetables such as cabbage, kale, spinach, and flowers such as marigolds; secondly, pumpkin, peach, pepper, mango, and citrus are rich in "lutein ester", which is lutein The precursor.
Lutein was first extracted from carrot root in 1831. After that, lutein was extracted from yellow leaves in autumn, and lutein was also extracted from seaweed and egg yolk. In addition, tea is also rich in lutein.
The content of lutein in different fruits and vegetables in nature varies greatly. Taking 100 grams of different plants as an example, the content of lutein is as follows: watercress contains 11 mg, spinach contains 7.4 mg, orange pepper contains 2.5 mg, and broccoli contains 2 mg. , Peas contain 2 mg, and green pepper contains 1.1 mg.
It can be seen that people's daily supplement of lutein, watercress and spinach is a good choice.
