Trace metal contents of vegetables and fruits of hyderabad retail market

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 365-372

  Ismail, F ^a   Anjum, M R ^b   Mamon, A N ^b   Kazi, T G ^b  

^a THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Fruits atomic absorption spectroscopy; Human nutrition; Trace metal

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BANANA; BRINJAL; CARROT; FRUIT; GINGER; GUAVA; MANGO; METAL RECOVERY; MINT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; OKRA; ONION; PAKISTAN; PEPPER; POTATO; SPINACH; TOMATO; VEGETABLE;

ABELMOSCHUS; ALLIUM CEPA; CURCUMA AMADA; DAUCUS CAROTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MENTHA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PSIDIUM; SOLANUM MELONGENA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 79957550477     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2011.365.372     Document Type: Article

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