Changes in the mineral and trace element contents of cereals, fruits and vegetables in Finland

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 487-495

  Ekholm, Päivi ^a   Reinivuo, Heli ^b   Mattila, Pirjo ^c   Pakkala, Heikki ^b   Koponen, Jani ^d   Happonen, Anu ^d   Hellström, Jarkko ^c   Ovaskainen, Marja Leena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Berries; Cereal product; Fruits; Intake; Mineral element content; Root vegetables; Trace element content; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249881077     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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