Concept of double salt fortification; a tool to curtailmicronutrient deficiencies and improve human health status

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 94, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 2830-2838

  Sultan, Saira ^a   Anjum, Faqir Muhammad ^a   Butt, Masood Sadiq ^a   Huma, Nuzhat ^a   Suleria, Hafiz Ansar Rasul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Double salt fortification; Human health; Micronutrient assessment; Mineral deficiency

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IRON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHEMISTRY; DEFICIENCY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN;

FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; IODINE; IRON; MICRONUTRIENTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 84917742760     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6634     Document Type: Review

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