Citrus can help prevent vitamin A deficiency in developing countries
California is a major producer of tangerines and oranges, which contain carotenoids that form vitamin A. Deficiencies of this vitamin are common in southern Asia and Africa, causing blindness and more than one-half million deaths each year. We evaluated the potential of tangerines and oranges to pre...
| Published in: | California Agriculture |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
2011-07-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.v065n03p130 |