Carotenoid retention in biofortified maize using different post-harvest storage and packaging methods

Vista sencilla de ítem
dc.creatorTaleon, Victor
dc.creatorMugode, Luke
dc.creatorCabrera-Soto, Luisa
dc.creatorPalacios-Rojas, Natalia
dc.date2017-10
dc.date2024-06-21T09:07:02Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:07:02Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:05:46Z
dc.descriptionOrange maize is being promoted as a source of provitamin A carotenoids (pVAC) in Zambia. Carotenoid retention in orange maize grains stored in metal silos, multilayer polyethylene and common woven bags, and maize meal packaged in single and multilayer polyethylene bags was evaluated. Significant differences in total pVAC retention were found between grain storage methods (48.1–57.2%) after 6 months of storage. Total pVAC retention in hammer meal (73.1–73.5%) was higher than in breakfast meal (64.3–69.3%) after 4 months of storage; however, no differences in pVAC retention were found between meal types when stored in single and multilayer polyethylene bags. In general, β-cryptoxanthin (βCX) had higher retention than β-carotene (βC). Potential contribution of stored orange maize to the estimated average requirement of children and women was 26.5% and 24.3%, respectively. Orange maize meal can provide significant amounts of provitamin A to diets of Zambians even after 4 months of storage.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146430
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/94393
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceTaleon, Victor; Mugode, Luke; Cabrera-Soto, Luisa; and Palacios-Rojas, Natalia. 2017. Carotenoid retention in biofortified maize using different post-harvest storage and packaging methods. Food Chemistry 232(October 2017): 60 - 66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.03.158
dc.subjectcarotenoids
dc.subjectbiofortification
dc.subjectdegradation
dc.subjectstorage
dc.subjectmaize
dc.subjectretinol
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectvitamins
dc.subjectcontrolled atmosphere storage
dc.titleCarotenoid retention in biofortified maize using different post-harvest storage and packaging methods
dc.typeJournal Article

Archivos

Colecciones

Instituto Internacional de Investigación sobre Políticas Alimentarias (IFPRI)