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

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dc.creatorBlomme, Guy
dc.creatorOcimati, W.
dc.creatorNabuuma, D.
dc.creatorSivirihauma, Charles
dc.creatorDavey, M.
dc.creatorBuah, Saaka S.J.
dc.creatorBergh, Inge van den
dc.creatorVutseme, L.
dc.creatorBahati, L.
dc.creatorEkesa, B.
dc.date2020-01-30
dc.date2019-11-26T15:22:35Z
dc.date2019-11-26T15:22:35Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T13:49:22Z
dc.descriptionVitamin 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.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/105894
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/66831
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBlomme, 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
dc.subjectinfants
dc.subjectwomen
dc.subjectretinol
dc.subjectvitamin a deficiency
dc.subjectbananas
dc.subjectplantains
dc.titlePro-vitamin A carotenoid content of 48 plantain (Musa AAB genome) cultivars sourced from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
dc.typeJournal Article

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