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

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...

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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/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/33635/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/33635/1/WBC_2013.pdf

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spelling	iium-336352013-12-26T07:42:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33635/ Carotenoids: diversification in Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam) and medicinal species Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra Othman, Rashidi Mohd Hassan, Norazian RM214 Diet therapy. Diet and dietectics in disease 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 them serve as pre-cursors to vitamin A (pro-vitamin A). Therefore, this study was aimed to explore various dietary sources for carotenoids in 28 ulam and medicinal species which are commonly consumed by the local folks. HPLC analysis employed in this study has resulted in determination and quantification of seven types of carotenoids in the food matrices; neoxanthin, violaxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin, β-carotene and β-carotene. Interestingly, these carotenoids were found in varying concentration. Total carotenoids content quantified in all of the samples lies between 1.315 ± 0.007 to 190.301 ± 3.427 mg/g DW where cekur manis has the highest content. The total vitamin A activity (in terms of retinol equivalent, RE) of every species is also included in this study. The results suggested that at least 20 of the ulam and medicinal species may be used as alternative food intervention to eliminate VAD as a public health concern. 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33635/1/WBC_2013.pdf Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra and Othman, Rashidi and Mohd Hassan, Norazian (2013) Carotenoids: diversification in Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam) and medicinal species. In: Global Biotechnology Congress 2013, 3-6 June 2013, Boston, USA. http://www.worldbiotechcongress.com/abstracts/PP/PP-11-05-2013_097_FatimahAzzahraMohdZaifuddin.htm
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description	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 them serve as pre-cursors to vitamin A (pro-vitamin A). Therefore, this study was aimed to explore various dietary sources for carotenoids in 28 ulam and medicinal species which are commonly consumed by the local folks. HPLC analysis employed in this study has resulted in determination and quantification of seven types of carotenoids in the food matrices; neoxanthin, violaxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin, β-carotene and β-carotene. Interestingly, these carotenoids were found in varying concentration. Total carotenoids content quantified in all of the samples lies between 1.315 ± 0.007 to 190.301 ± 3.427 mg/g DW where cekur manis has the highest content. The total vitamin A activity (in terms of retinol equivalent, RE) of every species is also included in this study. The results suggested that at least 20 of the ulam and medicinal species may be used as alternative food intervention to eliminate VAD as a public health concern.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra Othman, Rashidi Mohd Hassan, Norazian
author_facet	Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra Othman, Rashidi Mohd Hassan, Norazian
author_sort	Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra
title	Carotenoids: diversification in Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam) and medicinal species
title_short	Carotenoids: diversification in Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam) and medicinal species
title_full	Carotenoids: diversification in Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam) and medicinal species
title_fullStr	Carotenoids: diversification in Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam) and medicinal species
title_full_unstemmed	Carotenoids: diversification in Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam) and medicinal species
title_sort	carotenoids: diversification in malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam) and medicinal species
publishDate	2013
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