Control of Vitamin A deficiency disorders through fortification of cassava flour with red palm oil: A case study of Kigoma district, Tanzania

Ecology of Food Nutrition

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 569-593

  Mosha, T C ^a   Laswai, H S ^a   Mtebe, K ^a   Paulo, A B ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b Department of Land use Planning and Management   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Cassava flour; Fortification; Plasma; Pregnant and lactating women; Preschool children; Red palm oil; Retinol; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

CASSAVA; FOOD SUPPLY; NUTRITION;

KIGOMA DISTRICT; TANZANIA;

EID: 0032807978     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670244.1998.9991566     Document Type: Article

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