zeaxanthin
noun
ze·a·xan·thin
ˌzē-ə-ˈzan-thən 
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Supports Eye and Vision Health Spinach contains two pigments called carotenoids that are linked to eye health: lutein and zeaxanthin.
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Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025
Secondary results from the study also found that the egg diet raised levels of lutein and zeaxanthin – carotenoids in egg yolk known to support brain and eye health, and help protect the body from inflammation – in plasma.
—New Atlas, 20 July 2025
Zucchini have lutein and zeaxanthin, two carotenoids key to healthy eyes.
—Alice Oglethorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2025
Researchers found that people with higher blood levels of lutein and zeaxanthin—both present in cooked tomatoes—had lower rates of dementia.4
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—Andrea Michelson, Verywell Health, 30 June 2025
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Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025
Secondary results from the study also found that the egg diet raised levels of lutein and zeaxanthin – carotenoids in egg yolk known to support brain and eye health, and help protect the body from inflammation – in plasma.
—New Atlas, 20 July 2025
Zucchini have lutein and zeaxanthin, two carotenoids key to healthy eyes.
—Alice Oglethorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2025
Researchers found that people with higher blood levels of lutein and zeaxanthin—both present in cooked tomatoes—had lower rates of dementia.4
4.
—Andrea Michelson, Verywell Health, 30 June 2025
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zeaxanthin
noun
ze·a·xan·thin
ˌzē-ə-ˈzan-thən
: a yellow crystalline carotenoid alcohol C40H56O2 that is isomeric with lutein and occurs widely with it and that is the chief pigment of yellow Indian corn
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