Biofortification of mungbean (Vigna radiata) as a whole food to enhance human health

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1805-1813

  Nair, Ramakrishnan M ^a   Yang, Ray Yu ^b   Easdown, Warwick J ^a   Thavarajah, Dil ^c   Thavarajah, Pushparajah ^c   Hughes, Jacqueline d'A ^b   Keatinge, J D H ^b  

^a ICRISAT Campus   (India)

^b AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Consumption; Minerals; Mungbean; Nutrition; Protein

Indexed keywords

CAJANUS CAJAN; GLYCINE MAX; RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FABACEAE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

FABACEAE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 84877590066     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6110     Document Type: Review

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