SynthesisNutrients2022
Review of the Impact Pathways of Biofortified Foods and Food Products.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Total Iron Absorbed from Iron-Biofortified Potatoes Is Higher than that from Nonbiofortified Potatoes: A Randomized Trial Using Stable Iron Isotopes in Women from the Peruvian Highlands.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Elevated COFrontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Nutritional Composition and Acceptability of Egg Powder-Fortified Tom Brown Among School-Aged Children in the Wa Municipality.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Vitamin A fortification: key factors and considerations for effective implementation.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Monitoring Biofortification Program Performance and Potential for Impact: Indicators, Methods, and Learnings from the Commercialization of Biofortified Crops Program in Six Countries across Africa and Asia.Current developments in nutrition · 2024Article
- Enabling food system innovation: accelerators for change.Global food security · 2024Article
- Bioaccumulation Capacity of Onion (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Biofortified foods show variable micronutrient retention depending on post-harvest handling.Nature food · 2023Article
- Approaches to Address the Anemia Challenge.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Innovative Research for Nutrition- and Climate-Smart Food Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Nutrients · 2023Article
- UV-C Seed Surface Sterilization and Fe, Zn, Mg, Cr Biofortification of Wheat Sprouts as an Effective Strategy of Bioelement Supplementation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Biofortification to avoid malnutrition in humans in a changing climate: Enhancing micronutrient bioavailability in seed, tuber, and storage roots.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Review
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Authors and funding
10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Biofortification is the process of increasing the concentrations and/or bioavailability of micronutrients in staple crops and has the potential to mitigate micronutrient deficiencies globally. Efficacy trials have demonstrated benefits of consuming biofortified crops (BFCs); and in this paper, we report on the results of a systematic review of biofortified crops effectiveness in real-world settings. We synthesized the evidence on biofortified crops consumption through four Impact Pathways: (1) purchased directly; (2) in informal settings; (3) in formal settings; or (4) in farmer households, from their own production. Twenty-five studies, covering Impact Pathway 1 (five studies), Impact Pathway 2 (three), Impact Pathway 3 (three), Impact Pathway 4 (21) were included. The review found evidence of an improvement in micronutrient status via Impact Pathway 4 (mainly in terms of vitamin A from orange sweet potato) in controlled interventions that involved the creation of demand, the extension of agriculture and promotion of marketing. In summary, evidence supports that biofortified crops can be part of food systems interventions to reduce micronutrient deficiencies in farmer households; ongoing and future research will help fully inform their potential along the other three Impact Pathways for scaling up.
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