Clinical Trial: Beta-carotene Absorption and Bioconversion to Vitamin A From Biofortified Cassava Gari

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Beta-carotene Absorption and Bioconversion to Vitamin A in a Biofortified Cassava Gari Meal and a White Cassava Gari Meal With Added Red Palm Oil

Brief Summary: The goal of the research study is to determine the absorption, metabolism, and bioconversion of carotenoids such as beta-carotene to vitamin A from gari made with biofortified cassava compared to a mixture of red palm oil and gari made from typical white cassava.