As retinol activity equivalents (RAEs). 1 RAE = 1 Î¼g retinol, 12 g Î²-carotene, 24 Î±-carotene, or 24 -cryptoxanthin. The RAE for dietary provitamin A carote noids is two-fold greater than retinol equivalents. (RE), whereas the RAE for preformed vitamin A is the same as RE.
The city of Akita is located in the coastal plains of central Akita Prefecture, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west.ue to its location near the Sea of Japan coast, it receives heavy snowfall, with just above 377 centimetres (148 in) per season, with accumulation occurring mostly from December to March. Precipitation is well-distributed and significant throughout the year, but is greater in the latter half.
Japan (or Nihon [nihÃµÌÉ´]) is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, China, Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The kanji that make up Japan's name mean sun origin, and it is often called the Land of the Rising Sun.