Nutritional composition of commonly consumed composite dishes from rural villages in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 222-229

  Spearing, K ^a   Kolahdooz, F ^a   Lukasewich, M ^a   Mathe, N ^a   Khamis, T ^b   Sharma, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Meals; Nutritional assessment; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE; STARCH; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADULT; ANIMAL; BOVINAE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHICKEN; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; COOKING; FABACEAE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; COOKING; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FABACEAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STARCH; TRACE ELEMENTS; VEGETABLES; VITAMINS;

EID: 84877925944     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12001     Document Type: Article

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