Folic acid and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate in fortified milk are bioaccessible as determined in a dynamic in vitro gastrointestinal model

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2377-2383

  Verwei, Miriam ^a   Arkbåge, Karin ^b   Havenaar, Robert ^a   Van den Berg, Henk ^c   Witthöft, Cornelia ^b   Schaafsma, Gertjan ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c Netherlands Nutrition Center   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Folate; Folate binding protein; Fortified milk; In vitro gastrointestinal model

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; FOLATE BINDING PROTEIN; FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; COMPARTMENT MODEL; COMPUTER MODEL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MILK; MILK LEVEL; PROTEIN STABILITY; STOMACH ABSORPTION; STOMACH PH;

EID: 0037929809     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.7.2377     Document Type: Article

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