Iron, zinc, copper and phytate content of standardized Nigerian dishes

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 669-676

  Onabanjo, O O ^a   Oguntona, Clara R B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Copper; Iron; Micro minerals; Nigerian dishes; Phytate; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; PHYTATE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BEAN; CASSAVA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLORIMETRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COWPEA; DRY WEIGHT; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; MELON; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; VEGETABLE; YAM;

CUCUMIS; DIOSCOREA ALATA; MUSA X PARADISIACA;

EID: 0242521513     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-1575(03)00063-2     Document Type: Article

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