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Retinol and carotene content of foods consumed in East Africa determined by high performance liquid chromatography
Author(s) -
Pepping Freerk,
Vencken Catherina M J,
West Clive E
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740450410
Subject(s) - retinol , xerophthalmia , tanzania , carotenoid , vitamin , food science , carotene , vitamin a deficiency , high performance liquid chromatography , chemistry , food composition data , chromatography , geography , biochemistry , environmental planning , orange (colour)
Abstract The vitamin A activity of a number of fresh and dried foods important in the diet of people in East Africa was determined by high performance liquid chromatography. The analytical results obtained were combined with data from the literature for inclusion in a comprehensive food table which has been used in a study on xerophthalmia in the United Republic of Tanzania. The importance of adopting standard procedures for reporting retinol and carotenoid values is discussed.