Improving the bioavailability of nutrients in plant foods at the household level

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-168

  Gibson, Rosalind S ^a   Perlas, Leah ^a,b   Hotz, Christine ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Household; Micronutrients; Phytate; Plant foods

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; PHYTATE; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; TRACE ELEMENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; GERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT NUTRIENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALAWI; MICRONUTRIENTS; PHYTIC ACID; PLANTS, EDIBLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33744483756     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2006489     Document Type: Conference Paper

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