The contribution of wheat to human diet and health

Food and Energy Security

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 178-202

  Shewry, Peter R ^a,b   Hey, Sandra J ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet and health; Dietary fiber; Grain composition; Phytochemicals; Wheatwheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009093104     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20483694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/FES3.64     Document Type: Review

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