Meat nutritional composition and nutritive role in the human diet

Meat Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 586-592

  Pereira, Paula Manuela de Castro Cardoso ^a   Vicente, Ana Filipa dos Reis Baltazar ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

Author keywords

B12; Iron; Meat; Nutritional composition; Protein; Saturated fat

Indexed keywords

B12; BIOLOGICAL VALUES; DIETARY COMPONENTS; FATTY ACID PROFILES; HUMAN EVOLUTION; MEAT CONSUMPTION; NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS; SATURATED FAT;

BIOLOGY; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; NUTRITION; PROTEINS;

MEATS;

TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET; DIETARY FATS; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS; MEAT; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 84875105012     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.09.018     Document Type: Review

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