Zinc, iron and phytic acid levels of some popular foods consumed by rural children in Sri Lanka

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 481-488

  Karunaratne, Anjani M ^a   Amerasinghe, P H ^b   Sadagopa Ramanujam, V M ^c   Sandstead, H H ^c   Perera, P A J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b IWMI   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Iron; Phytic acid; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 46749118294     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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