Characterisation of carotenoid and total retinol equivalent content in Ulam and medicinal species as alternative food intervention to combat vitamin A deficiency

• Main Authors: Othman, Rashidi, Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra, Mohd Hassan, Norazian
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Lifescience Global 2017
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; QK Botany; RS Pharmacy and materia medica; S Agriculture (General); SB Plant culture; TP248.13 Biotechnology; TP934 Paints, pigments, varnishes, etc
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/57634/1/JPANSV7N3A2-Othman.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57634/17/57634_Characterisation%20of%20Carotenoid%20and%20Total%20Retinol_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57634/12/57634_Characterisation%20of%20carotenoid%20and%20total%20retinol_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57634/; http://www.lifescienceglobal.com/pms/index.php/jpans/article/view/4786
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is one of the continuous leading causes of children and pregnant women death. To overcome this malnutrition which currently affected one-third of the world population, there is always renewed interest in exploring numerous dietary sources rich in carotenoids which some of...