Absorption of Folic Acid and Ascorbic Acid from Nutrient Comparable Beverages

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Carter, Brett ^a   Monsivais, Pablo ^a   Drewnowski, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Ascorbic acid; Bioavailability; Folic acid

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MILK;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BEVERAGES; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MILK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149384242     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01844.x     Document Type: Article

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