Evaluation of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) micronutrient composition: Biofortification opportunities to combat global micronutrient malnutrition

Food Research International

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-104

  Thavarajah, Dil ^a   Thavarajah, Pushparajah ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Carotenoids; Chickpea; Mineral micronutrients; Phenolics; Phytic acid

Indexed keywords

BIOFORTIFICATION; CAROTENOIDS; CHICKPEA; PHENOLICS; PHYTIC ACIDS;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FATTY ACIDS; MAGNESIUM; MINERALS; NUTRITION; PHENOLS; PHOSPHORUS; PIGMENTS; POTASSIUM; SELENIUM; ZINC;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 84866027846     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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