Paul Saladino· MD
every unit of beta-carotene must be converted to retinol vitamin A and that generally conversion rates are one to twenty one for that conversion meaning that we need 21 units of by2 carotene to make one unit of retinol vitamin A
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every unit of beta-carotene must be converted to retinol vitamin A and that generally conversion rates are one to twenty one for that conversion meaning that we need 21 units of by2 carotene to make one unit of retinol vitamin A
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every unit of beta-carotene must be converted to retinol vitamin A and that generally conversion rates are one to twenty one for that conversion meaning that we need 21 units of by2 carotene to make one unit of retinol vitamin A
so like nineteen thousand units of red of beta carotene is equal to one bioactive unit of retinoic acid
it's 12 beta carotene to become one retinol