Vitamin A content of fortified maize meal and porridge as purchased and consumed in South Africa

In 2003 the Department of Health of South Africa embarked on a mandatory fortification programme of maize meal as part of a nutrition programme to alleviate malnutrition. The aim of this study was to determine the vitamin A content in fortified white maize meal and the maize porridge prepared with i...

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Published in:Food research international 2012-07, Vol.47 (2), p.128-133
Main Authors: Pretorius, Beulah, Schönfeldt, Hettie C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cereal and baking product industries
Consumption
Food industries
Fortified
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Health
Intakes
Maize
Maize meal
Meals
Porridge
Retention
Staple foods
Vitamin A fortification
Vitamins
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Summary:In 2003 the Department of Health of South Africa embarked on a mandatory fortification programme of maize meal as part of a nutrition programme to alleviate malnutrition. The aim of this study was to determine the vitamin A content in fortified white maize meal and the maize porridge prepared with it as purchased and consumed. The highest mean vitamin A concentration in the maize meal was 261μgRE/100g and the lowest mean vitamin A concentration was
ISSN:0963-9969
1873-7145
DOI:10.1016/j.foodres.2011.03.033