Vitamin A Absorption From Cassava in Women

PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

10

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2011

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2011

Study Completion Date

October 31, 2011

Conditions
Vitamin A Deficiency
Interventions
OTHER

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.

OTHER

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.

OTHER

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.

Trial Locations (1)

95616

Western Human Nutrition Center, University of California Davis, Davis

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

HarvestPlus

OTHER

lead

USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center

FED

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