The usefulness of elemental iron for cereal flour fortification: A Sustain Task Force report

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 391-406

  Hurrell, Richard ^a   Bothwell, Thomas ^b   Cook, James D ^c   Dary, Omar ^d   Davidsson, Lena ^a   Fairweather Tait, Susan ^e   Hallberg, Leif ^f   Lynch, Sean ^g   Rosado, Jorge ^h   Walter, Tomas ⁱ   Whittaker, Paul ^j  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Micronutrient USAID Program   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^g EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h National Institute of Medical Science and Nutrition   (Mexico)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

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

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Author keywords

Cereal fortification; Elemental iron; Iron bioavailability; Wheat flour fortification

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL IRON; ELECTROLYTE; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON; IRON DERIVATIVE;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CEREAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; FLUOR; FOOD STORAGE; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POWDER; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036919850     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/002966402320964061     Document Type: Review

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