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Variability of provitamin A carotenoids in plantain: influence of cultivar, bunch type, maturation stage, and location

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Title Variability of provitamin A carotenoids in plantain: influence of cultivar, bunch type, maturation stage, and location
 
Creator Udomkun, Patchimaporn
Masso, C.
Swennen, Rony L.
Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
Amah, D.
Fotso Kaute, A.
Lienou, J.
Adesokan, Michael
Njukwe, E.
Vanlauwe, Bernard
 
Subject carotenoids
central africa
west africa
plantains
ripening stage
cultivars
 
Description In this study, the effect of ripening stage (R), cultivar (C), bunch type (T), and location (L) on the variability of provitamin A carotenoids (pVACs) in 16 plantain cultivars grown in Cameroon and Gabon was investigated. For the sixteen plantain cultivars, fruits were collected at stages 1 (unripe), 5 (ripe), and 7 (overripe) from three different bunch types (French, False Horn, and True Horn) across 13 locations in Cameroon and Gabon. For all cultivars, the highest concentration of carotenoids was found in ripe pulp (p < 0.05). For bunch type, a higher level of pVACs was observed in the French type compared with the False Horn and True Horn types at all ripening stages. In addition, the concentration of pVACs at each ripening stage varied greatly across locations. In both countries, the interaction between the four factors, particularly between R × C, R × T, R × L, R × C × L, and R × T × L, contributed significantly (p < 0.05) to the variability of pVACs in plantain. Daily consumption of 100 g of ripe plantain could meet 36.2–101.7 % of the dietary reference intakes (DRIs) for children 1–5 years old, 20.7–58.1 % for adult women, and 16.1–45.2 % for adult men. These findings can serve as a guide to reducing vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in Africa.
 
Date 2020-12
2020-12-03T15:33:24Z
2020-12-03T15:33:24Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Udomkun, P., Masso, C., Swennen, R., Assfaw Wossen, T., Amah, D., Fotso Kaute, A., ... & Vanlauwe, B. (2020). Variability of provitamin A carotenoids in plantain: influence of cultivar, bunch type, maturation stage, and location. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 94, 103636: 1-17.
0889-1575
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110383
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2020.103636
BIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NUTRITION & HUMAN HEALTH
PLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
SOCIAL SCIENCE & AGRICUSINESS
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 1-17
application/pdf
 
Publisher Elsevier BV
 
Source Journal of Food Composition and Analysis