Iron Absorption from Iron-Biofortified Sweetpotato Is Higher Than Regular Sweetpotato in Malawian Women while Iron Absorption from Regular and Iron-Biofortified Potatoes Is High in Peruvian Women | Zendy

Roelinda Jongstra | Zendy; Martin N. Mwangi | Zendy; Gabriela Burgos | Zendy; Christophe Zeder | Zendy; Jan W. Low | Zendy; Glory Mzembe | Zendy; Reyna Liria-Domínguez | Zendy; Mary E. Penny | Zendy; Maria Andrade | Zendy; Susan J. FairweatherTait | Zendy; Thomas zum Felde | Zendy; Hugo Campos | Zendy; Kamija S. Phiri | Zendy; Michael Zimmermann | Zendy; Rita Wegmüller | Zendy

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Iron Absorption from Iron-Biofortified Sweetpotato Is Higher Than Regular Sweetpotato in Malawian Women while Iron Absorption from Regular and Iron-Biofortified Potatoes Is High in Peruvian Women

Author(s) -

Roelinda Jongstra,

Martin N. Mwangi,

Gabriela Burgos,

Christophe Zeder,

Jan W. Low,

Glory Mzembe,

Reyna Liria-Domínguez,

Mary E. Penny,

Maria Andrade,

Susan J. FairweatherTait,

Thomas zum Felde,

Hugo Campos,

Kamija S. Phiri,

Michael Zimmermann,

Rita Wegmüller

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463

H-Index - 265

eISSN - 1541-6100

pISSN - 0022-3166

DOI - 10.1093/jn/nxaa267

Subject(s) - biofortification , iron deficiency , dietary iron , micronutrient , absorption (acoustics) , food science , iron levels , malnutrition , biology , chemistry , anemia , materials science , medicine , organic chemistry , composite material , endocrinology

Sweetpotato and potato are fast-maturing staple crops and widely consumed in low- and middle-income countries. Conventional breeding to biofortify these crops with iron could improve iron intakes. To our knowledge, iron absorption from sweetpotato and potato has not been assessed.

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