Influence of ascorbic acid on iron absorption from an iron-fortified, chocolate-flavored milk drink in Jamaican children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 873-877

  Davidsson, Lena ^a   Walczyk, Thomas ^b   Morris, Audrey ^b   Hurrell, Richard F ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anemia; Ascorbic acid; Bioavailability; Children; Chocolate milk drinks; Iron; Iron fortification; Jamaica; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; FERROUS SULFATE; FLAVORING AGENT; IRON; PHYTIC ACID; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CACAO; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FLAVOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; JAMAICA; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0031956990     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/67.5.873     Document Type: Article

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