Table 3.

Estimation of the contribution of four cassava genotypes and target variety (15 µg g⁻¹ pVACs) to vitamin A estimated average requirement (EAR) for children aged 4–6 years and women when cassava prepared as boiled, chikwangue, or fufu at different usage levels

Product	Usage (%)	Population	EAR (%)(a , b)
			Vuvu	MVZ2012/044	Kindisa	MVZ2011B/360	Target
Boiled	100	Children 4–6	37	87	117	140	305
	100	Women	34	80	107	129	280
	10	Children 4–6	4	9	12	14	31
	10	Women	3	8	11	13	28
	17	Children 4–6	6	15	20	24	52
	18	Women	6	14	19	23	50
Chikwangue	100	Children 4–6	6	3	8	7	11
	100	Women	5	3	8	6	10
	20	Children 4–6	1	1	2	1	2
	20	Women	1	1	2	1	2
Fufu	100	Children 4–6	1	2	1	2	2
	100	Women	1	2	1	2	2
	70	Children 4–6	0	1	1	1	1
	70	Women	0	1	0	1	1

^aEAR, estimated average requirement. EAR for children 4–6 = 275 µg retinol equivalents (RE) and for women = 500 µg RE.

^bCalculated based on the lowest retention for each type of product within the 4 genotypes tested.