Consuming organic versus conventional vegetables: The effect on nutrient and contaminant intakes

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3058-3066

  Hoefkens, Christine ^a   Sioen, Isabelle ^a   Baert, Katleen ^a   De Meulenaer, Bruno ^a   De Henauw, Stefaan ^a   Vandekinderen, Isabelle ^a   Devlieghere, Frank ^a   Opsomer, Anne ^a   Verbeke, Wim ^a   Camp, John Van ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Consumption; Contaminants; Conventional vegetables; Intake assessment; Nutrients; Organic vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CARROT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LETTUCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; POTATO; SIMULATION; SPINACH; TOMATO; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELGIUM; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HABITS; FOOD, ORGANIC; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

DAUCUS CAROTA; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 77957329386     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.07.044     Document Type: Article

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