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Consumption of Orange‐Fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) and products as source of provitamin A is being promoted to tackle vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in sub‐Saharan Africa. However, limited information is available on β‐carotene retention in foods and delivery after digestion. The study assessed caroten...


Chilungo, S.Muzhingi, T.Truong, V.D.Allen, J.C.[Effect of processing and oil type on carotene bioaccessibility in traditional foods prepared with flour and puree from orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes.]Effect of processing and oil type on carotene bioaccessibility in traditional foods prepared with flour and puree from orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes.

Background: Worldwide, an estimated 250 million children <5 y old are vitamin A (VA) deficient. In Mexico, despite ongoing efforts to reduce VA deficiency, it remains an important public health problem; thus, food-based interventions that increase the availability and consumption of provitamin A–...


López Teros, V.Ford, J.L.Green, M.H.Tang, G.Grusak, M.A.Quihui-Cota, L.Muzhingi, T.Paz-Cassini, M.Astiazaran-Garcia, H.[Use of a “super-child” approach to assess the vitamin A equivalence of Moringa oleifera leaves, develop a compartmental model for vitamin A kinetics, and estimate vitamin A total body stores in young Mexican children]Use of a “super-child” approach to assess the vitamin A equivalence of Moringa oleifera leaves, develop a compartmental model for vitamin A kinetics, and estimate vitamin A total body stores in young Mexican children

Research in Rwanda demonstrated that orangefleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) purée (steamed, mashed roots) was an economically viable, vitamin A enhancing ingredient in baked products when the purée was produced and used in the same bakery. Having a storable, packaged OFSP purée produced by a firm to su...


Bocher, T.Muoki, P.Magnaghi, A.Muzhingi, T.Low, J.W.[From lab to life: Making storable orange-fleshed sweetpotato purée a commercial reality]From lab to life: Making storable orange-fleshed sweetpotato purée a commercial reality

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