Micronutrient mineral and folate content of Australian and imported dried fruit products

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-49

  Bennett, Louise E ^a   Singh, Davinder P ^a   Clingeleffer, Peter R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apricot; Currant; Dried fruit; Emulsion; Folate; Ground; Mineral; Prune; Rack; Sultana; Sunmuscat; Trellis

Indexed keywords

APRICOT; CURRANT; DRIED FRUIT; FOLATE; GROUND; PRUNE; RACK; SULTANA; SUNMUSCAT; TRELLIS;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; DRYING; EMULSIFICATION; FRUITS; MANGANESE; MINERALS; NUTRIENTS; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CURING;

ASCORBIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; DESICCATION; DIET; FOOD HANDLING; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

ASCORBIC ACID; AUSTRALIA; DESICCATION; DIET; DIET RECORDS; FOLIC ACID; FOOD HANDLING; FRUIT; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

PRUNUS ARMENIACA; RIBES;

EID: 78651469653     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408390903044552     Document Type: Article

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