10
Participants
Start Date
June 30, 2011
Primary Completion Date
October 31, 2011
Study Completion Date
October 31, 2011
Beta-Carotene bio-fortified cassava porridge without oil
300 g of porridge (11 ounces) containing 100 g drained mashed cassava and approximately 1 mg beta-carotene.
Beta-Carotene bio-fortified cassava porridge with oil
300g porridge (11 ounces) containing 100 g drained mashed cassava, 15 g peanut oil, and approximately 1 mg beta-carotene.
White cassava porridge with retinyl palmitate reference dose
300 g porridge containing 15 mL peanut oil, 100 g drained mashed cassava, and a tracer of approximately .3 mg pure food-grade retinyl palmitate.
Western Human Nutrition Center, University of California Davis, Davis
HarvestPlus
OTHER
USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
FED