vitamin A

Nutritional Quality, Functional Properties and Sensory Acceptability of an Orange - fleshed Sweet Potato - based Complementary Food

Esther Kumea Ashun, Sarah Darkwa & Christiana Nsiah-Asamoah · Asian Food Science Journal · 2019

The study focuses on the development of a complementary food (CF) with the orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) to help address the public health problem of vitamin A deficiency among infants. Experimental research design was used for the study. Fifty six infants aged between 6 and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i430067

Micronutrients in African Yam Bean-carrot Flours and Acceptability of Its Gruels for Complementary Food

R. E. Kukwa, P. E. Okpainya & J. K. Ikya · Asian Food Science Journal · 2018

Aims: To explore the benefits of the African Yam Bean (AYB) and carrot composite flour blend for combating the problem of micronutrient deficiency in Nigeria. Place and Duration of Study: Chemistry Department, Benue State University, Makurdi and Advance Animal Science Laboratory,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AFSJ/2018/43536

Protective Role of Vitamin A against Fetal Injuries Induced by Lipopolysaccharides

Masoud Delashoub, Seyed Mahdi Banan Khojasteh & Ali Khodadadi · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Aim: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is One of the important factors that could induce adverse developmental outcome. They include intra-uterine growth retardation (IUGR), intra-uterine fetal death (IUFD) and embryonic resorption and preterm delivery in rodents. That is demonstrated tha...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/8054