Nutrition and Cost Comparisons of Select Canned, Frozen, and Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 430-437

  Miller, Steven R ^a   Knudson, William A ^a,b  

^a Center for Economic Analysis   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

canned; cost; fresh; frozen; fruits; nutrients; vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921452210     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: 15598284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827614522942     Document Type: Article

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