Vitamin A fortification of cooking oils

Handbook of Food Fortification and Health: From Concepts to Public Health Applications

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 275-290

  Diósady, Levente L ^a   Venkatesh Mannar, M G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Edible oils; Efficacy; Enforcement; Fortification; Safety; Stability; Standards; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025475209     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7076-2_22     Document Type: Chapter

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