Carotenoid and riboflavin content of banana cultivars from Makira, Solomon Islands

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 624-632

  Englberger, Lois ^a   Lyons, Graham ^b   Foley, Wendy ^c   Daniells, Jeff ^d   Aalbersberg, Bill ^e   Dolodolotawake, Usaia ^e   Watoto, Claudine ^f   Iramu, Ellen ^g   Taki, Belden ^g   Wehi, Francis ^h   Warito, Peter ^f,h   Taylor, Mary ⁱ  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^f Kastom Gaden Association   (Solomon Islands)

^g Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock   (Solomon Islands)

^h Makira Island Community Groups ^*  (Solomon Islands)

ⁱ Secretariat of the Pacific Community   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Agrobiodiversity; Biodiversity of traditional food systems; Cultivar differences; Ethnographic approach to food analysis; Fe'i banana; Food composition; Horticulture and biodiversity; Indigenous foods; Musa (Fe'i group); Underutilized species; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

MUSA; MUSA TROGLODYTARUM;

EID: 77957860830     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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