Iron absorption from ferrous fumarate in adult women is influenced by ascorbic acid but not by Na2EDTA

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1081-1085

  Fidler, Meredith C ^a   Davidsson, Lena ^a   Zeder, Christophe ^a   Walczyk, Thomas ^a   Hurrell, Richard F ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Ferrous fumarate; Iron fortification; Na2EDTA

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; EDETATE SODIUM; FERRITIN; FERROUS FUMARATE; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON 57; PHYTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRON ABSORPTION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; SOLUBILITY; STOMACH JUICE; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; IRON ISOTOPES; IRON, DIETARY;

EID: 0348108339     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN2003995     Document Type: Article

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