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

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Title Pro-vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
 
Creator Blomme, Guy
Ocimati, W.
Nabuuma, D.
Sivirihauma, Charles
Davey, M.
Buah, Saaka S.J.
Bergh, Inge van den
Vutseme, L.
Bahati, L.
Ekesa, B.
 
Subject infants
women
retinol
vitamin a deficiency
bananas
plantains
 
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.
 
Date 2020-01-30
2019-11-26T15:22:35Z
2019-11-26T15:22:35Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier 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
0022-5142
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105894
https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.10058
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
Open Access
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Wiley
 
Source Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture