In vitro accessibility of β-carotene from cooked Sri Lankan green leafy vegetables and their estimated contribution to vitamin A requirement

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 54-61

  Chandrika, U Gamage ^a   Svanberg, Ulf ^b   Jansz, Errol R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

carotene; Cooked green leafy vegetables; In vitro accessibility; Retinol equivalent; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALTERNANTHERA SESSILIS; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; CENTELLA ASIATICA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SESBANIA GRANDIFLORA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 29244448998     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2307     Document Type: Article

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