Carotenoid content and flesh color of selected banana cultivars growing in Australia

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 281-291

  Englberger, Lois ^a,b,c   Wills, Ron B H ^d   Blades, Barbara ^d   Dufficy, Lisa ^d   Daniells, Jeff W ^e   Coyne, Terry ^b  

^a Island Food Community of Pohnpei   (Federated States of Micronesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c University of Newcastle ^*  (Federated States of Micronesia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Banana; Carotenoid; Chronic disease; Pacific Islands; Southeast Asia; VitaminA

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; COLORIMETRY; CULTIVAR; DIETARY SHIFT; FRUIT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CAROLINE ISLANDS; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

MUSA TROGLODYTARUM; MUSA X PARADISIACA; PISANG RAJA;

EID: 33845883348     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650602700401     Document Type: Article

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