Micronesian banana, taro, and other foods: Newly recognized sources of provitamin A and other carotenoids

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-19

  Englberger, Lois ^a   Schierle, Joseph ^b   Marks, Geoffrey C ^a   Fitzgerald, Maureen H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Banana; Breadfruit; Carotenoids; Micronesia; Taro; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BANANA; BREADFRUIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; CULTIVAR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPHYLAXIS; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; CYRTOSPERMA CHAMISSONIS;

EID: 0037299158     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-1575(02)00133-3     Document Type: Article

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