Estimation of the effect of food irradiation on total dietary vitamin availability as compared with dietary allowances: Study for Argentina

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 250-256

  Narvaiz, Patricia ^a   Ladomery, Leslie G ^b,c  

^a CENTRO ATÓMICO EZEIZA   (Argentina)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Argentina; Dietary allowances; Food irradiation; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARGENTINA; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; FOOD PROCESSING; HEAT TOLERANCE; NICOTINIC ACID; NUTRIENT; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

EID: 0031951017     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199802)76:2<250::aid-jsfa941>3.0.co;2-r     Document Type: Article

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