Open AccessPlant Sources of Vitamin A and Human Nutrition: Renewed Strategies
Author(s) -
Solomons Noel W.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
nutrition reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.958
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1753-4887
pISSN - 0029-6643
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1996.tb03877.x
Subject(s) - bioavailability , vitamin , carotenoid , food science , retinol , bioconversion , vitamin a deficiency , breast milk , biofortification , chemistry , beta carotene , micronutrient , medicine , biochemistry , organic chemistry , fermentation , pharmacology
The ability of a supplement of local, cooked green leaves to support vitamin A nutriture of anemic, lactating rural Indonesian women was tested using increments in carotenoid and retinol content in plasma and breast milk as indices of bioavailability and bioconversion, respectively. While beta‐carotene provided in a simple matrix of a fortified cracker produced substantial improvements in both vitamin A and carotenoid status, an equivalent amount from stir‐fried vegetables had a negligible effect.