The Claim

In Indonesian children, the relative bioavailability of beta-carotene from pumpkin is 1.8 times greater than from spinach when measured via fecal analysis, with a 95% confidence interval of (0.6, 5.5), indicating substantial inter-individual variability in absorption response.

Source: Extraction of carotenoids from feces, enabling the bioavailability of beta-carotene to be studied in Indonesian children.

What the research says

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Supports
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Challenges
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Quantitative
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In plain English

In Indonesian kids, pumpkin gives the body about 1.8 times more vitamin A (from beta-carotene) than spinach does, but some kids get way more and others way less — it really varies from person to person.

See the scientific wording

In Indonesian children, the relative bioavailability of beta-carotene from pumpkin is 1.8 times greater than from spinach when measured in feces, with a wide confidence interval (0.6, 5.5), indicating high variability in individual responses.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Extraction of carotenoids from feces, enabling the bioavailability of beta-carotene to be studied in Indonesian children.

    The study found that pumpkin gives kids more beta-carotene than spinach, based on poop tests, and the numbers match exactly what the claim says.

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