Beta-carotene is pigment number 1.

 When we are heart this word, thus remembering about vitamin A, as our  favourite carrot of clear-orange colour, its a not case association, that is benefit pigment in this vegetable.

 Beta-carotene is substance for precursor vitamin A are in carotinoids groups, orange-red vegetable pigment , first time selected from carrot, here is her calls carotte from French translation carrot.Carotenoids are rich yellow vegetables as carrot, pumpkin, sweet pepper, orange fruits, berries as peaches, hippophae, apricots, green vegetables, greens as spinach, broccoli, green onion, green of petroselinum, beans are soy, peas, and main carotenoid is beta-carotene, is nature s antioxidant .

Salad is a spring on threshold.

Beta-carotene  not just carrot rich, but also are dandelion leafs are 6 mg on 100 gr.

Middle carrot , bunch of leafs dandelion, one tea.sp. of lemon juice, one tea.sp. of olive oil, 20 gr of chopped walnuts, salt, pepper grinded black by taste.

Leafs of dandelion wash, soak in cold water, clean carrot, shred. Chop leafs by knife, add to carrot, add other ingredients, mix good.

Avoiding products eating with a high beta-carotene and supplements with carotene  are in addicts  of smokers, as abundant this vitamin here causing prostatitis , cancer of lungs.

Where to find?As all vegetables of red, orange colours are having beta-carotene as  carrot, pumpkin, peppers, apricots, grapefruits, persimmon, celery, dill, arugula , broccoli, spinach, avocado.

Beta-carotene containing in popular vegetable and fruits on 100 mg: 

 As in carrot 6 gr, celery 4.5 mg, dill 4.5 mg, sorrel 2.5 mg, dried apricots 2.1 mg, apricots 1.6 mg, pumpkin 1.5 mg, pepper sweet 1.5 mg, arugula  1.4 mg, tomatoes 0.8 mg, peaches 0.5 mg.

 Daily needing in beta-carotene for adult are 2-7 mg. 

As of beta-carotene synthesizing a fat dissolving vitamin A, and optimal absorbing will be from vitamins E,C ,thus beta-carotene from meal absorbing, thus eat theirs with fats are with vegetable oil butter oil, fromage, creams.

 And from beta-carotene in organism synthesizing retinoids, chemical relatives for fatty dissolving vitamin A. A is vitamin for sharp vision, growth, youthful, beauty, taking part in synthesizing  for hormones, normalization metabolism and trophic processes, building cellular membranes, manufacturing vision pigments of eye retina. Vitamin  A  helping to work  for immune system, affecting on barrier function of mucus membranes a breath and urinary ways, gastric ,activity leukocytes and other immune competent cells. Deficit  for beta-carotene is risk for deficit for vitamin A, beta-carotene protects skin and mucus, fighting theirs from dryness, affecting on brain health.