Content and in-vitro accessibility of pro-vitamin A carotenoids from Sri Lankan cooked non-leafy vegetables and their estimated contribution to vitamin A requirement

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 659-667

  Priyadarshani, A M B ^a   Chandrika, U G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Cucurbita maxima; Cucurbita moschata; Daucus carota; In vitro accessibility; Ipomoea batatas; lutein; Pro vitamin A carotenoids

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; XANTHOPHYLL;

ARTICLE; CARROT; COCONUT MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PUMPKIN; SQUASH; SRI LANKA; SWEET POTATO; VEGETABLE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COCOS; COOKING; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; SRI LANKA; VEGETABLES; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; DAUCUS CAROTA; IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 36349023212     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480701395580     Document Type: Article

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