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    Variability of provitamin A carotenoids in plantain: influence of cultivar, bunch type, maturation stage, and location

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    Date
    2020-12
    Author
    Udomkun, P.
    Masso, C.
    Swennen, R.
    Wossen, T.
    Amah, D.
    Fotso, A.
    Lienou, J.
    Adesokan, M.
    Njukwe, E.
    Vanlauwe, B.
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    Review Status
    Peer Review
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    In this study, the effect of ripening stage (R), cultivar (C), bunch type (T), and location (L) on the variability of provitamin A carotenoids (pVACs) in 16 plantain cultivars grown in Cameroon and Gabon was investigated. For the sixteen plantain cultivars, fruits were collected at stages 1 (unripe), 5 (ripe), and 7 (overripe) from three different bunch types (French, False Horn, and True Horn) across 13 locations in Cameroon and Gabon. For all cultivars, the highest concentration of carotenoids was found in ripe pulp (p < 0.05). For bunch type, a higher level of pVACs was observed in the French type compared with the False Horn and True Horn types at all ripening stages. In addition, the concentration of pVACs at each ripening stage varied greatly across locations. In both countries, the interaction between the four factors, particularly between R × C, R × T, R × L, R × C × L, and R × T × L, contributed significantly (p < 0.05) to the variability of pVACs in plantain. Daily consumption of 100 g of ripe plantain could meet 36.2–101.7 % of the dietary reference intakes (DRIs) for children 1–5 years old, 20.7–58.1 % for adult women, and 16.1–45.2 % for adult men. These findings can serve as a guide to reducing vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in Africa.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2020.103636
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7004
    IITA Authors ORCID
    Patchimaporn Udomkunhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0115-1997
    Cargele Massohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3980-6832
    Rony Swennenhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5258-9043
    Tesfamicheal Wossen Assfawhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3672-2676
    Delphine Amahhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5706-8773
    Fotso Kuate, A.https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5247-7519
    bernard vanlauwehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6016-6027
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2020.103636
    Research Themes
    Biotech and Plant Breeding; Natural Resource Management; Nutrition and Human Health; Plant Production and Health; Social Science and Agribusiness
    IITA Subjects
    Agronomy; Food Security; Plant Breeding; Plant Production; Plantain; Value Chains
    Agrovoc Terms
    Carotenoids; Plantains; Ripening; Provitamins; Africa; Cultivars; Maturation; Location
    Regions
    Africa; Central Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Cameroon; Gabon
    Hubs
    Eastern Africa Hub; Central Africa Hub; Headquarters and Western Africa Hub
    Journals
    Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
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