Estimating the potential of spices for mineral provision in a refugee context in East Africa
Micronutrient deficiency remains an enormous problem in refugee settings. Transforming refugees’ food systems through the scaling up of kitchen gardening and fortifying relief food crops with minor food components including nutrient-dense spices can help improve the quality of staple foods. Globally...
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| author | Woldetsadik, D. Hailu, H. Gebrezgabher, Solomie A. Adam-Bradford, A. Mengistu, T. Evans, C. T. Madani, N. Mafika, T. P Fleming, D. E. B. |
| author_browse | Adam-Bradford, A. Evans, C. T. Fleming, D. E. B. Gebrezgabher, Solomie A. Hailu, H. Madani, N. Mafika, T. P Mengistu, T. Woldetsadik, D. |
| author_facet | Woldetsadik, D. Hailu, H. Gebrezgabher, Solomie A. Adam-Bradford, A. Mengistu, T. Evans, C. T. Madani, N. Mafika, T. P Fleming, D. E. B. |
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| description | Micronutrient deficiency remains an enormous problem in refugee settings. Transforming refugees’ food systems through the scaling up of kitchen gardening and fortifying relief food crops with minor food components including nutrient-dense spices can help improve the quality of staple foods. Globally, spices are indispensable in the daily diet and play an important role in the socio-cultural setting of different communities. Forty turmeric and curry powder samples were collected from different market establishments and geographic locations in East Africa. The samples were analyzed for selected elements using Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (PXRF). The contents of potassium (K), calcium (Ca), zinc (Zn) and strontium (Sr) in turmeric powder were statistically different among geographic origins (Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda). We also aimed to determine if a small portion of spices (turmeric (5 g) and curry (4 g)) would contribute to an adequate intake (AI) or recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for selected minerals, for refugee men and women aged between 19 and 50 years as defined by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine (IOM). For the reference groups, the contributions of turmeric and curry powder to AI/RDA for K, Ca and Zn varied between 0.48 to 4.13%. On the other hand, turmeric was identified to contribute > 20% AI/RDA for refugee men and women aged between 19 and 50 years for two micro minerals: manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe). Considering turmeric and curry powder of East African origins are good sources of minerals and present acceptable toxic metal(loid)s loads coupled with low cost, these spices particularly turmeric should be more widely popularized and recommended for food-to-spice fortification among the refugee population located in East Africa. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1301922025-10-26T12:51:25Z Estimating the potential of spices for mineral provision in a refugee context in East Africa Woldetsadik, D. Hailu, H. Gebrezgabher, Solomie A. Adam-Bradford, A. Mengistu, T. Evans, C. T. Madani, N. Mafika, T. P Fleming, D. E. B. refugees recommended dietary allowances nutrition spices minerals turmeric Micronutrient deficiency remains an enormous problem in refugee settings. Transforming refugees’ food systems through the scaling up of kitchen gardening and fortifying relief food crops with minor food components including nutrient-dense spices can help improve the quality of staple foods. Globally, spices are indispensable in the daily diet and play an important role in the socio-cultural setting of different communities. Forty turmeric and curry powder samples were collected from different market establishments and geographic locations in East Africa. The samples were analyzed for selected elements using Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (PXRF). The contents of potassium (K), calcium (Ca), zinc (Zn) and strontium (Sr) in turmeric powder were statistically different among geographic origins (Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda). We also aimed to determine if a small portion of spices (turmeric (5 g) and curry (4 g)) would contribute to an adequate intake (AI) or recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for selected minerals, for refugee men and women aged between 19 and 50 years as defined by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine (IOM). For the reference groups, the contributions of turmeric and curry powder to AI/RDA for K, Ca and Zn varied between 0.48 to 4.13%. On the other hand, turmeric was identified to contribute > 20% AI/RDA for refugee men and women aged between 19 and 50 years for two micro minerals: manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe). Considering turmeric and curry powder of East African origins are good sources of minerals and present acceptable toxic metal(loid)s loads coupled with low cost, these spices particularly turmeric should be more widely popularized and recommended for food-to-spice fortification among the refugee population located in East Africa. 2023-01 2023-04-30T23:35:19Z 2023-04-30T23:35:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130192 en Open Access Springer Woldetsadik, D.; Hailu, H.; Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Adam-Bradford, A.; Mengistu, T.; Evans, C. T.; Madani, N.; Mafika, T. P.; Fleming, D. E. B. 2023. Estimating the potential of spices for mineral provision in a refugee context in East Africa. SN Applied Sciences, 5(1):1. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-022-05224-4] |
| spellingShingle | refugees recommended dietary allowances nutrition spices minerals turmeric Woldetsadik, D. Hailu, H. Gebrezgabher, Solomie A. Adam-Bradford, A. Mengistu, T. Evans, C. T. Madani, N. Mafika, T. P Fleming, D. E. B. Estimating the potential of spices for mineral provision in a refugee context in East Africa |
| title | Estimating the potential of spices for mineral provision in a refugee context in East Africa |
| title_full | Estimating the potential of spices for mineral provision in a refugee context in East Africa |
| title_fullStr | Estimating the potential of spices for mineral provision in a refugee context in East Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimating the potential of spices for mineral provision in a refugee context in East Africa |
| title_short | Estimating the potential of spices for mineral provision in a refugee context in East Africa |
| title_sort | estimating the potential of spices for mineral provision in a refugee context in east africa |
| topic | refugees recommended dietary allowances nutrition spices minerals turmeric |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130192 |
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