Improving rice nutrition: Challenges and practical approaches for iron fortification

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 416-418

  Yoshihara, Toshihiro ^a   Takaiwa, Fumio ^b   Goto, Fumiyoki ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUTRITIVE VALUE; RICE;

EID: 30344488701     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265050264s308     Document Type: Conference Paper

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