The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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True Vitamin A Value of some Vegetables


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1 Nutrition Research Laboratories, Indian Council of Medical Research, Tarnaka, Hyderabad-7, India
     

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The diet of an average Indian is low in foods of animal origin and is, therefore, practically devoid of preformed vitamin A. However, vegetables which are inexpensive and easily available are good sources of provitamins A.
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C. Nageswara Rao
Nutrition Research Laboratories, Indian Council of Medical Research, Tarnaka, Hyderabad-7, India

Abstract


The diet of an average Indian is low in foods of animal origin and is, therefore, practically devoid of preformed vitamin A. However, vegetables which are inexpensive and easily available are good sources of provitamins A.