Pro‐vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

BACKGROUND Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is widespread in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Unlike in developed countries, where the main source of vitamin A comes from meat, the diet of poor populations in SSA is largely plant based. It is thus important to identify local / popular plants with higher vitamin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the science of food and agriculture 2020-01, Vol.100 (2), p.634-647
Hauptverfasser:	Blomme, Guy, Ocimati, Walter, Nabuuma, Deborah, Sivirihauma, Charles, Davey, Mark, Buah, Stephen, Van den Bergh, Inge, Vutseme, Lusenge, Bahati, Liliane, Ekesa, Beatrice
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult bananas Carotenoids Carotenoids - analysis Carotenoids - metabolism Child, Preschool Children children below 5 years Cultivars Democratic Republic of the Congo Developed countries Diet Dietary intake dietary reference intake (DRI) Dietary Reference Intakes Female Food Fruit - chemistry Fruit - metabolism fruit pulp Fruits genome Genomes Humans Infant Male Meat Middle Aged Musa Musa - chemistry Musa - classification Musa - metabolism Musaceae Nutrient deficiency Organic chemistry Plantains pro vitamin A Provitamins - analysis Pulp Retinene retinol activity equivalents (RAE) Ripening staple crops Vitamin A Vitamin A - analysis Vitamin A - metabolism vitamin A deficiency Vitamin A Deficiency - diet therapy Vitamin A Deficiency - metabolism women women of child‐bearing age Young Adult
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