Bioavailability of Elemental Iron Powders to Rats Is Less than Bakery-Grade Ferrous Sulfate and Predicted by Iron Solubility and Particle Surface Area

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3546-3552

  Swain, James H ^a   Newman, Samuel M ^a   Hunt, Janet R ^a  

^a GRAND FORKS HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elemental iron powder; Food fortification; Hemoglobin repletion; Iron absorption; Iron bioavailability; Rats

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL IRON; FERROUS SULFATE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IRON; NITROGEN;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; INDIA; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON INTAKE; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POWDER; RAT; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242409127     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.11.3546     Document Type: Article

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