Macronutrient, mineral, and fatty acid composition of canada goose (branta canadensis): An important traditional food resource of the Eastern James Bay Cree of Quebec

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-115

  Belinsky, D L ^a   Kuhnlein, H V ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada goose; James Bay Cree; traditional food system; indigenous people; macronutrients; minerals.

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003225642     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfca.1999.0853     Document Type: Article

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