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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| author | Blomme, Guy Ocimati, W. Nabuuma, D. Sivirihauma, Charles Davey, M. Buah, Saaka S.J. Bergh, Inge van den Vutseme, L. Bahati, L. Ekesa, B. |
| author_browse | Bahati, L. Bergh, Inge van den Blomme, Guy Buah, Saaka S.J. Davey, M. Ekesa, B. Nabuuma, D. Ocimati, W. Sivirihauma, Charles Vutseme, L. |
| author_facet | Blomme, Guy Ocimati, W. Nabuuma, D. Sivirihauma, Charles Davey, M. Buah, Saaka S.J. Bergh, Inge van den Vutseme, L. Bahati, L. Ekesa, B. |
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| description | 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 for combating VAD. Banana (including plantains) is an important staple food crop in this region. The identification and promotion of vitamin A‐rich banana cultivars could contribute significantly to the alleviation of VAD in areas heavily dependent on the crop. We assessed pro‐vitamin A carotenoid (pVACs) content in the fruit pulp of 48 local plantains from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, to identify cultivars that could help reduce VAD, especially among young children and women of reproductive age. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1058942025-11-12T05:40:34Z Pro-vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Blomme, Guy Ocimati, W. Nabuuma, D. Sivirihauma, Charles Davey, M. Buah, Saaka S.J. Bergh, Inge van den Vutseme, L. Bahati, L. Ekesa, B. infants women retinol vitamin a deficiency bananas plantains 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 for combating VAD. Banana (including plantains) is an important staple food crop in this region. The identification and promotion of vitamin A‐rich banana cultivars could contribute significantly to the alleviation of VAD in areas heavily dependent on the crop. We assessed pro‐vitamin A carotenoid (pVACs) content in the fruit pulp of 48 local plantains from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, to identify cultivars that could help reduce VAD, especially among young children and women of reproductive age. 2020-01-30 2019-11-26T15:22:35Z 2019-11-26T15:22:35Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105894 en Open Access application/pdf Wiley Blomme, G.; Ocimati, W.; Nabuuma, D.; Sivirihauma, C.; Davey, M.; Buah, S.; Van den Bergh, I.; Vutseme, L.; Bahati, L.; Ekesa, B. (2019) Pro-vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. Online first paper (07 Oct 2019): 10.1002/jsfa.10058. ISSN: 0022-5142 |
| spellingShingle | infants women retinol vitamin a deficiency bananas plantains Blomme, Guy Ocimati, W. Nabuuma, D. Sivirihauma, Charles Davey, M. Buah, Saaka S.J. Bergh, Inge van den Vutseme, L. Bahati, L. Ekesa, B. Pro-vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title | Pro-vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title_full | Pro-vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title_fullStr | Pro-vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pro-vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title_short | Pro-vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title_sort | pro vitamin a carotenoid content of 48 plantain musa aab genome cultivars sourced from eastern democratic republic of congo |
| topic | infants women retinol vitamin a deficiency bananas plantains |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105894 |
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