Sources of vitamin C in the Kenya diet and their stability to cooking and processing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14722191 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M I Gomez (University of Nairobi, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 179-184 |
| Publication date | 1982-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03670244.1982.9990712 |
| OpenAlex | W2093847057 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 4 |
Vitamin C sources in the diets of the agricultural and pastoral tribes of Kenya were screened and effects of traditional cooking and processing methods on ascorbic acid retention were observed. Green leafy vegetables, due to high initial levels of the vitamin, retain adequate levels of the vitamin to meet dietary requirements even after cooking. Root vegetables are a good substitute source of the vitamin in the dry periods when greens are scarce. Traditionally fermented milk, in which the vitamin C is stable up to about 48 hours, is a valuable source of ascorbic acid in the diets of pastoralists, which are usually lacking in fruits and vegetables
Biology · Environmental health · Geography · Retinol · Vitamin · Vitamin A deficiency · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Medicine · Endocrinology · Food Science
Potential deficiencies of a pastoral diet
Ascorbic acid changes in three indigenous Kenyan leafy vegetables during traditional cooking
The prevalence and nutritional value of some Kenyan indigenous leafy vegetables from three locations of Machakos district
Changes in leaf yield and nutritive quality of the black nightshade (solarium nigrum) as influenced by nitrogen application
Nutritional value of palm wine fromHyphaene coriacea andPhoenix reclinata (Arecaceae)
Human biology of African pastoralists
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 1996 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |