Biofortification, the process of breeding nutrients into food crops, provides a sustainable,
long-term strategy for delivering micronutrients to rural populations in developing countries …

Health benefits of bioactive compounds depend not only on the intake levels but also on
their bioavailability (BAv). In vitro methods to simulate gastro-intestinal digestion allow to …

Highlights•Carotenoid biofortification of all major crops has been obtained.•Studies show
good levels of bioaccessibility/bioavailability of the produced carotenoids.•Additional studies …

International research efforts, including those funded by HarvestPlus, a Challenge Program
of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), are focusing on …

HarvestPlus, part of the Consultative Group on Internation Agriculture research (CGIAR)
Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) uses conventional plant breeding …

The majority of the most economically important plant and crop species are enriched with
the availability of high-quality reference genome sequences forming the basis of gene …

Breeding efforts have focused on improving agronomic traits of the cassava plant however
little research has been done to enhance the crop palatability. This review investigates the …

A striking characteristic of the carotenoid structure is the long system of alternating double
and single bonds that forms the central part of the molecule. Physical properties, natural …

Highlights•Biofortification involves the synthesis or accumulation of nutrients at
source.•Nutrient bioavailability is an intrinsic property that depends on the food …

Biofortified sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) lines are being developed to target
vitamin A deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa, but the delivery of provitamin A carotenoids from …