New Metrics of Affordable Nutrition: Which Vegetables Provide Most Nutrients for Least Cost?

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1182-1187

  Drewnowski, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Food legislation; Food supply; Nutrition value; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BRASSICA; CALORIC INTAKE; CARROT; CATERING SERVICE; CHEMISTRY; COST; DIET; ECONOMICS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD LEGISLATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; POTATO; SWEET POTATO; TOMATO; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

ECONOMICS; FOOD LEGISLATION; FOOD SUPPLY; NUTRITION VALUE; VEGETABLE;

BEVERAGES; BRASSICA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAUCUS CAROTA; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; IPOMOEA BATATAS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; VEGETABLES;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; DAUCUS CAROTA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84882877673     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2013.03.015     Document Type: Article

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