Biofortified Crops for Combating Hidden Hunger in South Africa: Availability, Acceptability, Micronutrient Retention and Bioavailability

Incorporating orange-fleshed sweet potato into the food system as a strategy for improved nutrition: The context of South Africa

(2018) Sunette M. Laurie et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Biofortification of dry beans as a complementary approach to addressing vitamin and micronutrient deficiency in South Africa

(2018) R.M. Moloto et al.   SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

The Potential of Integrating Provitamin A-Biofortified Maize in Smallholder Farming Systems to Reduce Malnourishment in South Africa

(2018) Mthokozisi Zuma et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

‘Yellow is good for you’: Consumer perception and acceptability of fortified and biofortified cassava products

(2018) Aurélie Bechoff et al.   PLoS One

β-Cryptoxanthin and zeaxanthin are highly bioavailable from whole-grain and refined biofortified orange maize in humans with optimal vitamin A status: a randomized, crossover, placebo-controlled trial

(2018) Tyler J Titcomb et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Agronomic biofortification of cereals with zinc: a review

(2017) I. Cakmak et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Are Low Intakes and Deficiencies in Iron, Vitamin A, Zinc, and Iodine of Public Health Concern in Ethiopian, Kenyan, Nigerian, and South African Children and Adolescents?

(2017) Rajwinder Harika et al.   FOOD AND NUTRITION BULLETIN

Mineral nutrient composition of vegetables, fruits and grains: The context of reports of apparent historical declines

(2017) Robin J. Marles   JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS

Nutrition education improves dietary diversity of children 6-23 months at community-level: Results from a cluster randomized controlled trial in Malawi

(2017) Judith Kuchenbecker et al.   PLoS One

Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016

(2017) Howarth E. Bouis et al.   Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment

Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa

(2017) Jan W. Low et al.   Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment

Provitamin A–biofortified maize increases serum β-carotene, but not retinol, in marginally nourished children: a cluster-randomized trial in rural Zambia

(2016) Amanda C Palmer et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Factors influencing micronutrient bioavailability in biofortified crops

(2016) Aurélie Bechoff et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Nutrition promotion messages: The effect of information on consumer sensory expectations, experiences and emotions of vitamin A-biofortified sweet potato

(2016) Carl Johan Lagerkvist et al.   FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE

Biofortification: A new approach to eradicate hidden hunger

(2016) Priyanka Sharma et al.   FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL

Consuming Iron Biofortified Beans Increases Iron Status in Rwandan Women after 128 Days in a Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial

(2016) Jere D Haas et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Zinc fertilization approaches for agronomic biofortification and estimated human bioavailability of zinc in maize grain

(2016) Muhammad Imran et al.   Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Biofortified yellow cassava and vitamin A status of Kenyan children: a randomized controlled trial

(2015) Elise F Talsma et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Multienvironment Performance of New Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Cultivars in South Africa

(2015) S. M. Laurie et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Biofortification of sweet potato for food and nutrition security in South Africa

(2015) Sunette Laurie et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children

(2015) Girish Subramaniam et al.   INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

A Randomized Trial of Iron-Biofortified Pearl Millet in School Children in India

(2015) Julia L Finkelstein et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Provitamin A retention and sensory acceptability of amahewu, a non-alcoholic cereal-based beverage made with provitamin A-biofortified maize

(2015) Temitope D Awobusuyi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Developing country consumers’ acceptance of biofortified foods: a synthesis

(2015) Ekin Birol et al.   Food Security

Review: The Potential of the Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) as a Vehicle for Iron Biofortification

(2015) Nicolai Petry et al.   Nutrients

Trends and mortality effects of vitamin A deficiency in children in 138 low-income and middle-income countries between 1991 and 2013: a pooled analysis of population-based surveys

(2015) Gretchen A Stevens et al.   Lancet Global Health

Global Update and Trends of Hidden Hunger, 1995-2011: The Hidden Hunger Index

(2015) Julie C. Ruel-Bergeron et al.   PLoS One

Biofortified orange maize is as efficacious as a vitamin A supplement in Zambian children even in the presence of high liver reserves of vitamin A: a community-based, randomized placebo-controlled trial

(2014) Bryan Gannon et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

The association between stunting and psychosocial development among preschool children: a study using the South African Birth to Twenty cohort data

(2014) D. Casale et al.   CHILD CARE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Vitamin A policies need rethinking

(2014) John Mason et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Bioavailability of iron, zinc, and provitamin A carotenoids in biofortified staple crops

(2014) Michael R La Frano et al.   NUTRITION REVIEWS

Adult consequences of growth failure in early childhood

(2013) John Hoddinott et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Global Burden of Maternal and Child Undernutrition and Micronutrient Deficiencies

(2013) Tahmeed Ahmed et al.   ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM

Nutritional assessment of transgenic lysine-rich maize compared with conventional quality protein maize

(2013) Maozhi Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Early nutrition and adult outcomes: pieces of the puzzle

(2013) Zulfiqar A Bhutta   LANCET

Associations of linear growth and relative weight gain during early life with adult health and human capital in countries of low and middle income: findings from five birth cohort studies

(2013) Linda S Adair et al.   LANCET

Dietary Adequacies among South African Adults in Rural KwaZulu-Natal

(2013) Fariba Kolahdooz et al.   PLoS One

Biofortified Cassava with Pro-Vitamin A Is Sensory and Culturally Acceptable for Consumption by Primary School Children in Kenya

(2013) Elise F. Talsma et al.   PLoS One

Discovery of Human Zinc Deficiency: Its Impact on Human Health and Disease

(2013) Ananda S. Prasad   Advances in Nutrition

Biofortification: Progress toward a more nourishing future

(2013) Amy Saltzman et al.   Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment

Provitamin A metabolism and functions in mammalian biology

(2012) Johannes von Lintig   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Food security in South Africa: a review of national surveys

(2012) Demetre Labadarios et al.   BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Trans-β-carotene, selected mineral content and potential nutritional contribution of 12 sweetpotato varieties

(2012) S.M. Laurie et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS

Biofortification of wheat with zinc through zinc fertilization in seven countries

(2012) C. Q. Zou et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Estimating the Global Prevalence of Inadequate Zinc Intake from National Food Balance Sheets: Effects of Methodological Assumptions

(2012) K. Ryan Wessells et al.   PLoS One

β-Carotene yield and productivity of orange-fleshed sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam.) as influenced by irrigation and fertilizer application treatments

(2012) S.M. Laurie et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Iron and zinc retention in common beans (Phaseolus vulgarisL.) after home cooking

(2012) LuciaM. J. Carvalho et al.   Food & Nutrition Research

Are Consumers in Developing Countries Willing to Pay More for Micronutrient-Dense Biofortified Foods? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Uganda

(2011) Shyamal Chowdhury et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Provitamin A carotenoids in biofortified maize and their retention during processing and preparation of South African maize foods

(2011) Kirthee Pillay et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE

Retention of carotenoids in orange-fleshed sweet potato during processing

(2011) B. Vimala et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE

Down-regulation of β-carotene hydroxylase increases β-carotene and total carotenoids enhancing salt stress tolerance in transgenic cultured cells of sweetpotato

(2011) Sun Ha Kim et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Estimating consumer willingness to pay for food quality with experimental auctions: the case of yellow versus fortified maize meal in Kenya

(2010) Hugo De Groote et al.   AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Bioconversion of dietary provitamin A carotenoids to vitamin A in humans

(2010) Guangwen Tang   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Impact of Postharvest Handling on Carotenoid Concentration and Composition in High-Carotenoid Maize (Zea maysL.) Kernels

(2010) Andrew J. Burt et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Price and availability of healthy food: A study in rural South Africa

(2010) Norman J. Temple et al.   NUTRITION

Provitamin A Accumulation in Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Roots Driven by a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in a Phytoene Synthase Gene

(2010) Ralf Welsch et al.   PLANT CELL

The Quantity of Zinc Absorbed from Wheat in Adult Women Is Enhanced by Biofortification

(2009) Jorge L. Rosado et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Biofortification of crops with seven mineral elements often lacking in human diets - iron, zinc, copper, calcium, magnesium, selenium and iodine

(2009) Philip J. White et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Transgenic multivitamin corn through biofortification of endosperm with three vitamins representing three distinct metabolic pathways

(2009) S. Naqvi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

β-carotene content in sweet potato varieties from China and the effect of preparation on β-carotene retention in the Yanshu No. 5

(2008) Xin Wu et al.   Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies

Generation of transgenic maize with enhanced provitamin A content

(2008) Maneesha Aluru et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Integrated community-based growth monitoring and vegetable gardens focusing on crops rich in β-carotene: Project evaluation in a rural community in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

(2008) Sunette M Laurie et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Effects of various traditional processing methods on the all-trans-β-carotene content of orange-fleshed sweet potato

(2007) A. Bengtsson et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS