Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY-X
Volume 2, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2019.100024
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Banana; Carotenoid; Plantain hybrids; Provitamin A
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- HarvestPlus, a global alliance of agriculture and nutrition research institutions working to increase the micronutrient density of staple food crops through biofortification
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Bananas are important staples in tropical and sub-tropical regions and their potential as a source of provitamin A has recently attracted attention for biofortification. A collection of 189 banana genotypes (AAB-plantains, M. acuminata cultivars and bred hybrids) was screened to determine variability in fruit pulp provitamin A carotenoid (pVAC) content using high performance liquid chromatography. Total carotenoid content in tested genotypes varied from 1.45 mu g/g for hybrid 25447-S7 R2P8 to 36.21 mu g/g for M. acuminata cultivar ITC.0601 Hung Tu with a mean of 8.00 mu g/g fresh weight. Predominant carotenoids identified were alpha-carotene (38.67%), trans-beta-carotene (22.08%), lutein (22.08%), 13-cis-beta-carotene (14.45%) and 9-cis-beta-carotene (2.92%), indicating that about 78% of the carotenoids in bananas are pVAC. High pVAC genotypes were identified for integration into biofortification strategies to combat vitamin A deficiency in developing countries.
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