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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...
Autores principales: | Talsma, Elise F., Melse-Boonstra, Alida, de Kok, Brenda P. H., Mbera, Gloria N. K., Mwangi, Alice M., Brouwer, Inge D. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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