Solar Drying of Mangoes: Preservation of an Important Source of Vitamin A in French-Speaking West Africa

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 986-990

  Rankins, Jenice ^a   Sathe, Shridhar K ^a   Spicer, Maria T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET THERAPY; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMAN; MANGO; METHODOLOGY; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SUNLIGHT; TIME;

AFRICA, WESTERN; BETA CAROTENE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; MANGIFERA; SUNLIGHT; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 43849096400     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

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