: an orange xanthophyll C40H56O2 occurring in plants, animal fat, egg yolk, and the corpus luteum
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Eggs are loaded with lutein and zeaxanthin—antioxidants essential for your eye health.
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2025
Support Eye Health Raspberries contain important nutrients called lutein and zeaxanthin that help keep your eyes healthy.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2025
Leafy greens contain antioxidants and other brain-protective compounds, like lutein, folate, and beta-carotene.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 20 Feb. 2025
Both lutein and zeaxanthin are found in the human eye.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2025
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2025
Support Eye Health Raspberries contain important nutrients called lutein and zeaxanthin that help keep your eyes healthy.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2025
Leafy greens contain antioxidants and other brain-protective compounds, like lutein, folate, and beta-carotene.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 20 Feb. 2025
Both lutein and zeaxanthin are found in the human eye.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Lutein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lutein. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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