Rice fortification with zinc during parboiling may improve the adequacy of zinc intakes in Bangladesh

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 379-385

  Hotz, Christine ^a   Kabir, Khandaker A ^b   Dipti, Sharifa S ^c   Arsenault, Joanne E ^d   Bipul, Moniruzzaman ^b  

^a Nutridemics   (Canada)

^b Grain Quality and Nutrition Division Bangladesh Rice Research Institute ^*  (Bangladesh)

^c BANGLADESH RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Fortification; Iron, parboil; Rice; Zinc

Indexed keywords

IRON; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

BANGLADESH; CHILD; COOKING; DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PLANT SEED; RICE;

BANGLADESH; CHILD; COOKING; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; IRON; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; ORYZA SATIVA; SEEDS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 84918802006     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6730     Document Type: Article

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