Aflatoxin contamination in cereals and legumes to reconsider usage as complementary food ingredients for Ghanaian infants: A review

Journal of Nutrition and Intermediary Metabolism

Volumn 10, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-7

  Atongbiik Achaglinkame, Matthew ^a   Opoku, Nelson ^a   Amagloh, Francis Kweku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Cereal legume blends; Complementary foods; Infant health; Roots and tubers

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; AWARENESS; CEREAL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; CROP; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD STORAGE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GHANA; GHANAIAN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFANCY; LEGUME; MOISTURE; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOIL PROPERTY; SWEET POTATO; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 85029148525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23523859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnim.2017.09.001     Document Type: Review

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