ASSESSMENT OF CONSUMERS' PREFERENCE FOR ORANGE-FLESHED SWEET POTATO PUREE CHAPATI: A CASE OF RURAL AND URBAN CONSUMERS IN KENYA.
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DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12734
Abstract: BACKGROUND Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) is bio-fortified with vitamin A precursors through breeding and is thus ideal for combating vitamin A deficiency (VAD). One of the potential mechanisms to promote the consumption of OFSP is to… read more here.
Keywords: rural urban; consumers preference; chapati; ofsp puree ... See more keywords
Kinetics of starch digestion in native and modified sweetpotato starches from an orange fleshed cultivar.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.05.035
Abstract: Starch from orange-fleshed sweet potato cultivar was modified using dual autoclave retrogradation, annealing and lintnering modification treatment and their digestibility properties studied. The rate and extent of digestion were suitably predicted with a first-order kinetic… read more here.
Keywords: kinetics starch; cultivar; digestion; orange fleshed ... See more keywords
Marketing Healthy Food in an African City: Consumer Motivations for Adopting Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato in Maputo, Mozambique
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DOI: 10.1177/03795721211021266
Abstract: Since the late 1990s, the International Potato Center has promoted orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) cultivars in Mozambique as a healthy food, emphasizing its capacity to reduce the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among mothers and… read more here.
Keywords: fleshed sweet; orange fleshed; marketing; mozambique ... See more keywords
Investigating consumer preferences and willingness to pay for Orange-fleshed Sweet potato (OFSP) juice in Rwanda
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DOI: 10.1515/opag-2019-0021
Abstract: Abstract While micronutrient malnutrition has become a major public health problem in developing countries, consumption of biofortified foods such as orange fleshed sweet potato has proved to be cost effective means of addressing vitamin A… read more here.
Keywords: orange fleshed; juice; willingness pay; ofsp juice ... See more keywords
Heterosis and Responses to Selection in Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Improved Using Reciprocal Recurrent Selection
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.793904
Abstract: Sweetpotato is a highly heterozygous hybrid, and populations of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) have a considerable importance for food security and health. The objectives were to estimate heterosis increments and response to selection in three OFSP… read more here.
Keywords: reciprocal recurrent; heterosis; orange fleshed; fleshed sweetpotato ... See more keywords
Essential Mineral Elements and Potentially Toxic Elements in Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato Cultivated in Northern Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.3390/biology12020266
Abstract: Simple Summary This study aimed to investigate the influence of the agro-climatic environment of Northern Ethiopia on the content of essential mineral elements of selected orange-fleshed sweetpotato genotypes, the potential contribution of each genotype’s essential… read more here.
Keywords: health; orange fleshed; essential mineral; mineral elements ... See more keywords
Amaranth Leaves and Skimmed Milk Powders Improve the Nutritional, Functional, Physico-Chemical and Sensory Properties of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Flour
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DOI: 10.3390/foods8010013
Abstract: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and under nutrition are major public health concerns in developing countries. Diets with high vitamin A and animal protein can help reduce the problem of VAD and under nutrition respectively. In… read more here.
Keywords: sweet potato; fleshed sweet; skimmed milk; orange fleshed ... See more keywords
Nutritional, Microbial, and Sensory Evaluation of Complementary Foods Made from Blends of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato and Edible Insects
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DOI: 10.3390/foods9091225
Abstract: Improved formulations of complementary foods (CFs) with animal-source foods (ASFs) is an important strategy to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF). However, ASFs are expensive in many food-insecure settings where edible insects abound. CFs… read more here.
Keywords: insects; edible insects; sweet potato; fleshed sweet ... See more keywords