| consumption pattern of carotene rich foods and development of a year calendar. | consumption pattern of beta carotene rich foods from 500 households of coimbatore district was elicited. through market surveys in four seasons namely: summer, south-west monsoon, north-east monsoon and winter, a year calendar of beta carotene rich foods was developed. the total and beta carotene contents of five commonly consumed beta carotene rich foods both in raw and cooked states were determined. results indicated that greens were mainly purchased from market and consumed 2-3 times per week ... | 1996 | 8886334 |