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Improving the Dietary Vitamin A Content of Rural Communities in South Africa by Replacing Non-Biofortified White Maize and Sweet Potato with Biofortified Maize and Sweet Potato in Traditional Dishes

Biofortification of staple crops has a potential for addressing micronutrient deficiencies, such as vitamin A deficiency (VAD), which are prevalent in South Africa. The poor acceptability of provitamin A (PVA)-biofortified foods could be improved by combining them with other food items to produce mo...

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Autores principales: Govender, Laurencia, Pillay, Kirthee, Siwela, Muthulisi, Modi, Albert Thembinkosi, Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6628247/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31141908
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11061198