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...
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
2011-07-01
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| description | 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 prevent vitamin A deficiency worldwide by measuring their carotenoid concentrations, estimating the amounts needed to meet the recommended safe nutrient intake for vitamin A and determining their availability in countries with vitamin A deficiency. We conclude that tangerines — particularly Satsuma mandarins, which have high concentrations of the carotenoid beta-cryptoxanthin — but not oranges, could be useful in preventing vitamin A deficiency, though not as the sole source. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e057a36e730c4dfea8c8a842484fd0712025-08-20T00:18:29ZengUniversity of California Agriculture and Natural ResourcesCalifornia Agriculture0008-08452160-80912011-07-0165310.3733/ca.v065n03p130Citrus can help prevent vitamin A deficiency in developing countriesB BurriJ ChangT TurnerCalifornia 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 prevent vitamin A deficiency worldwide by measuring their carotenoid concentrations, estimating the amounts needed to meet the recommended safe nutrient intake for vitamin A and determining their availability in countries with vitamin A deficiency. We conclude that tangerines — particularly Satsuma mandarins, which have high concentrations of the carotenoid beta-cryptoxanthin — but not oranges, could be useful in preventing vitamin A deficiency, though not as the sole source.https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.v065n03p130 |
| spellingShingle | B Burri J Chang T Turner Citrus can help prevent vitamin A deficiency in developing countries |
| title | Citrus can help prevent vitamin A deficiency in developing countries |
| title_full | Citrus can help prevent vitamin A deficiency in developing countries |
| title_fullStr | Citrus can help prevent vitamin A deficiency in developing countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Citrus can help prevent vitamin A deficiency in developing countries |
| title_short | Citrus can help prevent vitamin A deficiency in developing countries |
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