Sweet potato buds: The origins of a "designer" food to combat hypovitaminosis A in Guatemala. Processing, vitamin A content and preservation characteristics

Nutrition Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 61-70

  Valdez C, Carlos ^a   López, Carmen Yolanda ^a   Schwartz, Steven ^b   Bulux, Jesus ^a   Solomons, Noel W ^a,c  

^a Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment Aging and Metabolism Guatemala   (Guatemala)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Section 3163/Guatemala   (United States)

Author keywords

carotene; Retinol equivalents; Sweet potato (SPB)

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FOOD PRESERVATION; GUATEMALA; NONHUMAN; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; TECHNIQUE;

IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0035106540     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(00)00264-5     Document Type: Article

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