Iron biofortification in the 21st century: setting realistic targets, overcoming obstacles, and new strategies for healthy nutrition

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2017, Pages 8-15

  Vasconcelos, Marta W ^a   Gruissem, Wilhelm ^b   Bhullar, Navreet K ^b  

^a CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; NUTRIENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL HEALTH; BIOFORTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; IRON CONTENT; OVERCOMING OBSTACLES; PLANT FOODS;

IRON;

ASCORBIC ACID; INULIN; PHYTIC ACID; TANNIN; TRACE ELEMENT; IRON;

BIOAVAILABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY WEIGHT; FOOD CROP; FRESH WEIGHT; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON BIOFORTIFICATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; BIOFORTIFICATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP; DEFICIENCY; DRUG EFFECTS; FORTIFIED FOOD; HEALTH; METABOLISM; NUTRITION;

BIOFORTIFICATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH; HUMANS; IRON; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84992670236     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2016.10.001     Document Type: Review

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