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

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 A content f...

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Main Authors:	Blomme, Guy, Ocimati, W., Nabuuma, D., Sivirihauma, Charles, Davey, M., Buah, Saaka S.J., Bergh, Inge van den, Vutseme, L., Bahati, L., Ekesa, B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Wiley 2020
Subjects:	infants women retinol vitamin a deficiency bananas plantains
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105894