Definition of "xanthophylls" []

• Plural form of xanthophyll. (noun)

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• "The yolk’s yellow color comes not from the vitamin-A precursor beta-carotene, the orange pigment in carrots and other plant foods, but from plant pigments called xanthophylls p. 267, which the hen obtains mainly from alfalfa and corn feeds."
• "The green colors are yielding to oranges (carotenes) and yellows (xanthophylls) that are part of the pigment already in the leaf."