Preliminary assessment of nutritional value of plant-based diets in relation to human nutrients

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL.4, 2009, Pages 155-162

  Aberoumand, Ali ^a  

^a Behbahan University   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fruits; India; Iran; Nutrients; Nutritional value; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; WATER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; FRUIT; HUMAN; INDIA; IRAN; IRON INTAKE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE; SODIUM INTAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VEGETABLE; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIET, VEGETARIAN; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; FRUIT; HUMANS; INDIA; IRAN; IRON, DIETARY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PHENOLS; POTASSIUM, DIETARY; SODIUM, DIETARY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VEGETABLES; WATER; ZINC;

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS; CHLOROPHYTUM COMOSUM; CORDIA; CORDIA MYXA; EULOPHIA; MOMORDICA; MOMORDICA DIOICA; PORTULACA; PORTULACACEAE; SOLANUM; SOLANUM INDICUM;

EID: 77951480861     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480802691044     Document Type: Article

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