Vitamin A Sweet Potato - Bangladesh

Publication: Kazi M. Jamil, Kenneth H. Brown, Maleka Jamil, Janet M. Peerson, Alison H. Keenan, John W. Newman, Marjorie J. Haskell, Daily Consumption of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato for 60 Days Increased Plasma ?-Carotene Concentration but Did Not Increase Total Body Vitamin A Pool Size in Bangladeshi Women, The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 142, Issue 10, October 2012, Pages 1896–1902, https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.112.164830
https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/142/10/1896/4630710
Crop released?: Yes
Crop being tested?: No
Priority of crop in the country: Low
Priority of the crop producction in the country: Low
Priority of the crop consumption in the country: Low
Priority of the micronutrient deficit in the country: Medium
Country where the study/ analisis was conducted: Bangladesh
Food product or intermediate product origin: Bangladesh
Crop origin: Bangladesh

Study: Efficacy

Food state: Final product
Process / Model
  • Human
Food products
  • Boiled food