Sylvia Karcher Bangura

Effects of Small-scale Processing on Shelf Life, Vitamin A Retention, and Sensory Acceptability of Mango, Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato, and Pumpkin in Northern Sierra Leone

Beatrice Edwina Koroma, Richards Wadsworth, Alhaji Brima Gogra, Mohamed Kemoh Rogers, Sylvia Karcher Bangura, Mohamed Ambrose Koroma & Alhaji Tamu Bockarie · Asian Food Science Journal · 2026

Micronutrient deficiency, particularly vitamin A deficiency, persists among women and young children in rural Sierra Leone despite the local availability of nutrient-rich indigenous foods, whose dietary contribution is constrained by extreme seasonality, high perishability, and l...