Carotenoid content and traditional knowledge of breadfruit cultivars of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 192-199

  Englberger, Lois ^a   Lorennij, Rebecca ^b   Taylor, Mary ^c   Tuia, Valerie Saena ^c   Aalbersberg, William ^d   Dolodolotawake, Usaia ^d   Tibon, Lydia ^e   Tibon, Jorelik ^f   Alfred, Julia ^g  

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

^b Ministry of Resources and Development   (Marshall Islands)

^c Secretariat of the Pacific Community   (Fiji)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^e KIJLE (Kora In Jibafi Lolorjake Ejmour Women's Group)   (Marshall Islands)

^f Chief Secretary's Office   (Marshall Islands)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Artocarpus altilis; Artocarpus mariannensis; Biodiversity and nutrition; Breadfruit; Ethnography; Food analysis; Food composition; Fruit; HPLC; Indigenous foods; Marshall Islands; Traditional knowledge; Vitamin A; Vitamin A deficiency; Carotene; Carotene

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902084749     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. AOAC Official Methods of Analysis. Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists) International 2005, AOAC International, Gaithersburg, MD. 18th ed.
2. Abo T., Bender B.W., Capelle A., Debrum T. Marshallese-English Dictionary 1976, The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.
3. Alfred J. Marshallese Food Preservation Projects 2003, Household Nutrition Education Program, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands.
4. Bushway R.J. Separation if carotenoids in fruits and vegetables. Journal of Liquid Chromatography 1985, 8(8):1527-1547.
5. Blum L., Pelto P.J., Pelto G.H., Kuhnlein H.V. Community Assessment of Natural Food Sources of Vitamin A: Guidelines for an Ethnographic Protocol 1997, International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada.
6. Cortes L.M., Gittelsohn J., Alfred J., Palafox N.A. Formative research to inform intervention development for diabetes prevention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Health Education Behavior 2001, 28:696-715.
7. Coyne T. Lifestyle Diseases in Pacific Communities 2000, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.
8. Coyne T., Ibiebele T.I., Baade P.D., Dobson A., McClintock C., Dunn S., Leonard D., Shaw J. Diabetes mellitus and serum carotenoids: findings of a population-based study in Queensland, Australia. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2005, 82(3):685-693.
9. Dignan C., Burlingame B., Kumar S., Aalbersberg B. The Pacific Islands Food Composition Tables 2004, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. 2nd ed.
10. Englberger L., Schierle J., Hoffman P., Lorens A., Albert K., Levendusky A., Paul Y., Lickaneth E., Elymore A., Maddison M., deBrum I., Nemra J., Alfred J., Vander Velde N., Kraemer K. Carotenoid and vitamin content of Micronesian atoll foods: pandanus (Pandanus tectorius) and garlic pear (Crataeva speciosa) fruit. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 2009, 22(1):1-8.
11. Englberger L., Aalbersberg W., Ravi P., Bonnin E., Marks G.C., Fitzgerald M.H., Elymore J. Further analyses on Micronesian banana, taro, breadfruit and other foods for provitamin A carotenoids and minerals. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 2003, 16(2):219-236.
12. Englberger L., Schierle J., Marks G.C., Fitzgerald M.H. Micronesian banana, taro, and other foods: newly recognized sources of provitamin A and other carotenoids. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 2003, 16(1):3-19.
13. Englberger L., Jekkein A. Nutritional Study of Marshallese Pandanus and Other Foods 2003, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands.
14. Englberger L., Lorens A., Alfred J., Iuta T. Screening of selected breadfruit cultivars for carotenoids and related health benefits. Acta Horticulture 2007, 757:193-199.
15. Englberger L. Documentation and Nutritional Assessment of Marshall Islands Breadfruit Varieties: Project supported by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Resources and Development 2010, SPC, Suva, Fiji.
16. Ford E.S., Will J.C., Bowman B.A., Narayan K.M. Diabetes mellitus and serum carotenoids: findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. American Journal of Epidemiology 1999, 149:168-176.
17. Gamble M.V., Ramakrishnan R., Palafox N.A., Briand K., Berglund L., Blaner W.S. Retinol binding protein as a surrogate measure for serum retinol: studies in vitamin A deficient children from the Republic of the Marshall Islands. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2001, 73:594-601.
18. Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and UNICEF Republic of the Marshall Islands: A Situation Analysis of Children, Youth and Women 2003, UNICEF Pacific, Suva, Fiji.
19. Huang A., Titchenal C., Meilleur B. Nutrient composition of taro corms and breadfruit. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 2000, 13:859-864.
20. Hughes R.G., Marks G.C. Against the Tide of Change: Diet and Health in the Pacific Islands. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2009, 109(10):1700-1703.
21. Hughes R.G., Sharp D.S., Hughes M.C., Akau'ola S., Heinsbroek P., Velayudhan R., Schulz D., Palmer K., Cavalli-Sforza T. Environmental influences on helminthiasis and nutritional status among Pacific schoolchildren. International Journal of Environmental Health Research 2004, 14(3):163-177.
22. Institute of Medicine Dietary reference intakes for vitamin A, vitamin K, arsenic, boron, chromium, copper, iodine, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, silicon, vanadium, and zinc. A Report of the Panel on Micronutrients, Subcommittees on Upper Reference Levels of Nutrients and of Interpretation and Use of Dietary Reference Intakes, and the Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes 2001, Food and Nutrition Board, National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
23. Johnston B., Barker H. Hardships and consequential damages from radioactive contamination denied use, exile and human subject experimentation experienced by the people of Rongelap, Rongerik and Ailinginae Atolls. Paper Prepared for the Nuclear Claims Tribunal 2001.
24. Jones A.M.P., Ragone D., Aiona K., Lane W.A., Murch S.J. Nutritional and morphological diversity of breadfruit (Artocarpus, Moraceae): identification of elite cultivars for food security. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 2011, 11(8):1091-1102.
25. Kritchevsky S.B. Beta-carotene, carotenoids and the prevention of coronary heart disease. Journal of Nutrition 1999, 129:5-8. (review).
26. Culture, Environment, and Food to Prevent Vitamin A Deficiency 1997, International Nutrition Foundation for Developing Countries, Boston, Massachusetts. H.V. Kuhnlein, G.H. Pelto (Eds.).
27. McLaren D.S., Frigg M. Sight and Life Manual on Vitamin A Deficiency Disorders (VADD) 2001, Task Force Sight and Life, Basel, Switzerland. 2nd ed.
28. Malolo M., Matenga-Smith T., Hughes R. The Staples We Eat 1999, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.
29. Merlin M., Capelle A., Keene T., Juvik J., Maragos J. Keinikkan Im Melan Aeloñ Kein: Plants and Environments of the Marshall Islands 1994, East-West Center, Honolulu.
30. Murai M., Pen F., Miller C.D. Some Tropical South Pacific Island Foods. Description, History, Use, Composition, and Nutritive Value 1958, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.
31. Palafox N.A., Gamble M.V., Dancheck B., Ricks M.O., Brinad K., Semba R.D. Vitamin A deficiency, iron deficiency, and anemia among preschool children in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Nutrition 2003, 19:405-408.
32. Ragone D. Breadfruit Varieties in the Pacific Atolls. Integrated Atoll Development Project 1988, United Nations Development Program, Suva, Fiji, p. 32 (Table 5).
33. Ragone D., Cavaletto C.G. Sensory evaluation of fruit quality and nutritional composition of 20 breadfruit (Artocarpus, Moraceae) cultivars. Economic Botany 2006, 60(4):35-346.
34. Reti M.J. An Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security in the Pacific: A Case Study in the Republic of the Marshall Islands 2008, Sub-regional office of the Pacific Islands, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Apia, Samoa.
35. Rodriguez-Amaya D.B. Carotenoids and Food Preparation: The Retention of Provitamin A Carotenoids in Prepared, Processed, and Stored Foods. USAID OMNI Project 1997, John Snow, Inc./OMNI Project, Arlington, Virginia.
36. SPC Breadfruit Pacific Food Leaflet No 3 2006, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia.
37. Vuilleumier J.P. The 'Roche Colour Fan' - an instrument for measuring yolk colour. Poultry Science 1969, 48:767-779.
38. WHO/FAO Vitamin and Mineral Requirements in Human Nutrition: Second Edition. Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements (Bangkok, Thailand, 1998) 2004, WHO/FAO, Rome.
39. WHO Global Prevalence of Vitamin A Deficiency in Populations at Risk 1995-2005. WHO Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency' 2009, World Health Organization, Geneva, http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241598019_eng.pdf (accessed 31.01.11).
40. WHO Nutrition: Complementary Feeding 2011, WHO, http://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/complementary_feeding/en/index.html (accessed 09.04.11).
41. World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)/American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective 2007, American Institute for Cancer Research, Washington, DC.