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Xanthophylls are polar molecules due to the presence of hydroxyl (-OH) groups in their chemical structure. These hydroxyl groups make xanthophylls soluble in polar solvents like water.

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What color is xanthophyll pigment?

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Is zeaxanthin the same as violaxanthin?

In a way no because, xanthophylls contain oxygen atoms, while carotenes are purely hydrocarbons with no oxygen. Xanthophylls contain their oxygen either as hydroxyl groups and/or as pairs of hydrogen atoms that are substituted by oxygen atoms acting as a bridge


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