African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 979

Full Length Research Paper

Orange-fleshed sweet potato based complementary food provides sufficient vitamin A for infants aged 6-12 months

Pobee Ruth Adisetu
  • Pobee Ruth Adisetu
  • Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PennsylvaniaUnited States.
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Akonor Paa Toah
  • Akonor Paa Toah
  • CSIR-Food Research Institute, P. O. Box M20, Accra, Ghana.
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Bonsi Eunice
  • Bonsi Eunice
  • Department of Foods and Nutritional Sciences and the Cooperative Extension Program, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, United States.
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  •  Received: 03 January 2016
  •  Accepted: 04 April 2017
  •  Published: 31 July 2017

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