Sweetpotato-based complementary food would be less inhibitory on mineral absorption than a maize-based infant food assessed by compositional analysis

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 957-963

  Amagloh, Francis Kweku ^a   Brough, Louise ^b   Weber, Janet L ^b   Mutukumira, Anthony N ^b   Hardacre, Allan ^b   Coad, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (Ghana)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Availability; Complementary infant food; Maize; Mineral; Phytate; Sweetpotato

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CHELATING AGENT; PHYTIC ACID; POLYPHENOL; ZINC;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; IRON INTAKE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; SOYBEAN; SWEET POTATO;

ALGORITHMS; BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHELATING AGENTS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; IPOMOEA BATATAS; IRON, DIETARY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHYTIC ACID; PLANT ROOTS; POLYPHENOLS; SEEDS; SOY FOODS; ZEA MAYS; ZINC;

IPOMOEA BATATAS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84868646508     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2012.687368     Document Type: Article

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