Provitamin A carotenoids in biofortified maize and their retention during processing and preparation of South African maize foods

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 634-644

  Pillay, Kirthee ^a   Siwela, Muthulisi ^a   Derera, John ^a   Veldman, Frederick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Cooking; Maize; Milling; Provitamin A; Retention

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD PRODUCTS; ISOMERS; MILLING (MACHINING); PIGMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOFORTIFICATION; COOKING METHODS; KWAZULU-NATAL; MAIZE; PROVITAMIN A; RETENTION; TRANS AND CIS ISOMERS; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCIES;

COOKING;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84899111274     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: 09758402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13197-011-0559-x     Document Type: Article

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