Iron bioavailability of cocoa powder as determined by the Hb regeneration efficiency method

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-220

  Yokoi, Katsuhiko ^a   Konomi, Aki ^a   Otagi, Miki ^a  

^a SEITOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cocoa powder; Fe bioavailability; Hb regeneration efficiency method; Rats

Indexed keywords

FERRIC CITRATE; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CACAO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEMOGLOBIN SYNTHESIS; IRON RESTRICTION; IRON STORAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; RAT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISCHER 344 RAT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; THEOBROMA CACAO;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BODY WEIGHT; CACAO; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMATINICS; HEMOGLOBINS; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; WEANING;

EID: 69849102459     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508149182     Document Type: Article

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