Iron and Folate in Fortified Cereals

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 247-254

  Whittaker, Paul ^a   Tufaro, Paul R ^a   Rader, Jeanne I ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cereals; Folate; Fortification; Iron

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ARTICLE; CEREAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; IRON INTAKE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

CEREALS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD LABELING; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034950384     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2001.10719039     Document Type: Article

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