Comparison of reported nutrients and serve size between private label products and branded products in Australian supermarkets

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 120-126

  Cleanthous, Xenia ^a   Mackintosh, Anne Marie ^a   Anderson, Susan ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Food composition; Food production manufacture; Food supply; Nutrient

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957607517     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2011.01511.x     Document Type: Article

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