Iron bioavailability in Wistar rats fed with fortified rice by Ultra Rice® technology with or without addition of yacon flour (Smallanthus sonchifolius)

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-73

  Della Lucia, Ceres M ^a,b   Das Graças Vaz Tostes, Maria ^a,b   Silveira, Carlos Mário M ^a,b   Bordalo, Lívia A ^a,b   Rodrigues, Fabiana C ^a,b   Pinheiro Sant'ana, Helena Maria ^a,b   Martino, Hércia S D ^a,b   Costa, Neuza Maria B ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fructooligosaccharides; Hemoglobin; Iron deficiency; Ultra Rice , relative biological value

Indexed keywords

FERRIC PYROPHOSPHATE; IRON; PYROPHOSPHORIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; IRON INTAKE; MALE; RAT; RICE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BODY WEIGHT; DIPHOSPHATES; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; ORYZA SATIVA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84886434734     PISSN: 00040622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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