Karat, pulque, and gac: Three shining stars in the traditional food galaxy

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 439-442

  Kuhnlein, Harriet V ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food composition; Gac; Indigenous peoples; Karat; Pulque; Traditional food systems

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

AGAVE; BANANA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; ECOSYSTEM; ETHNOLOGY; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GAC; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KARAT; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION; PULQUE; SHORT SURVEY;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AMERICAN NATIVE CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CULTURE; DIET; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; MUSA;

AGAVE;

EID: 9344229789     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2004.janr.439-442     Document Type: Short Survey

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