Proximate, mineral, and antinutrient compositions of indigenous Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) pod accessions: implications for mineral bioavailability

Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 223-233

  Gemede, Habtamu Fekadu ^a,b   Haki, Gulelat Desse ^c   Beyene, Fekadu ^a   Woldegiorgis, Ashagrie Z ^b   Rakshit, Sudip Kumar ^d  

^a WOLLEGA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c Botswana University of Pennsylvania   (Botswana)

^d LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accession; antinutrient; bioavailability; mineral; Okra; pod; proximate

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008677032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20487177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.282     Document Type: Article

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