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Biofortified Cassava with Pro-Vitamin A Is Sensory and Culturally Acceptable for Consumption by Primary School Children in Kenya

BACKGROUND: Biofortification of cassava with pro-vitamin A can potentially reduce vitamin A deficiency in low-income countries. However, little is known about consumer acceptance of this deep yellow variety of cassava compared to the commonly available white varieties. We aimed to determine the sens...

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Autores principales: Talsma, Elise F., Melse-Boonstra, Alida, de Kok, Brenda P. H., Mbera, Gloria N. K., Mwangi, Alice M., Brouwer, Inge D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24023681
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073433