Lutein suna ne da ke nufin launin rawaya wanda ke cikin rukunin carotenoids. Ana samunsa a cikin tsire-tsire daban-daban, musamman ganyaye masu ganye irin su alayyahu, Kale, da broccoli, da kuma yolks ɗin kwai da masara. An san Lutein don abubuwan da ke cikin antioxidant kuma an yi imanin cewa yana da fa'idodi ga lafiyar ido, musamman don taimakawa wajen hana haɓakar macular degeneration (AMD), wanda shine babban dalilin asarar gani a cikin manya. Hakanan ana amfani da Lutein azaman wakili mai canza launin abinci na halitta a cikin wasu kayan abinci da aka sarrafa da kari.