Selenium Content of Common Indian Cereals, Pulses, and Spices

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2565-2568

  Kumar, Abhay ^a   Krishnaswamy, Kamala ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Foodstuffs; Locational differences; Selenium; Varietal differences

Indexed keywords

VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 0006251176     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf960920u     Document Type: Article

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