Carotenoids: diversification in Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam) and medicinal species

• Main Authors: Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra, Othman, Rashidi, Mohd Hassan, Norazian
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: RM214 Diet therapy. Diet and dietectics in disease
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/33635/1/WBC_2013.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/33635/; http://www.worldbiotechcongress.com/abstracts/PP/PP-11-05-2013_097_FatimahAzzahraMohdZaifuddin.htm

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is one of the continuous leading causes of children and pregnant women death. To overcome this malnutrition which currently affected one-third of the world population, there is always renewed interest in exploring numerous dietary sources rich in carotenoids which some of...