Determination of mineral content in commonly consumed leafy vegetables

Food Analytical Methods

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 226-230

  Borah, Sushanta ^a   Baruah, Ananta M ^b   Das, Arup K ^c   Borah, Junmoni ^d  

^a Chaiduar College   (India)

^b ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Kalabari Kala Niketon   (India)

Author keywords

Assam; Commonly Consumed Leafy Vegetables; Micronutrients; Mineral Deficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349843317     PISSN: 19369751     EISSN: 1936976X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12161-008-9062-z     Document Type: Article

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