Estimating the potential of spices for mineral provision in a refugee context in East Africa

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dc.creatorWoldetsadik, D.
dc.creatorHailu, H.
dc.creatorGebrezgabher, Solomie A.
dc.creatorAdam-Bradford, A.
dc.creatorMengistu, T.
dc.creatorEvans, C. T.
dc.creatorMadani, N.
dc.creatorMafika, T. P
dc.creatorFleming, D. E. B.
dc.date2023-01
dc.date2023-04-30T23:35:19Z
dc.date2023-04-30T23:35:19Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:26:00Z
dc.descriptionMicronutrient 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130192
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/155688
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceWoldetsadik, 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]
dc.subjectrefugees
dc.subjectrecommended dietary allowances
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectspices
dc.subjectminerals
dc.subjectturmeric
dc.titleEstimating the potential of spices for mineral provision in a refugee context in East Africa
dc.typeJournal Article

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