ingredient information Cryptoxanthin is a natural carotenoid
pigment. It has been isolated from a variety of sources
including the petals and flowers of plants in the genus
Physalis, orange rind, papaya, egg yolk, butter, apples, and
bovine blood serum In the human body, cryptoxanthin is converted
to vitamin A (retinol) and is, therefore, considered a
provitamin A. As with other carotenoids, cryptoxanthin is an
antioxidant and may help prevent free radical damage to cells
and DNA, as well as stimulate the repair of oxidative damage to
DNA. [2] Recent findings of an inverse association between ÃŸ-
cryptoxanthin and lung cancer risk in several observational
epidemiological studies suggest that ÃŸ-cryptoxanthin could
potentially act as a chemopreventive agent against lung cancer.