Comparison between the availability of iron in the presence of vitamin a and β-carotene in foods and medications

The objective of this work was to verify the availability of iron in the presence of vitamin A as components of foods and in combinations with medicines. The iron available was measured in the presence of vitamin A in foods - common bean (B), beef liver (Li) and carrot (C) - and medicines - Fer-In-S...

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Main Authors: Fabiana Cristina Camargo Martini, Solange Guidolin Canniatti-Brazaca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2011-06-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612011000200009&lng=en&tlng=en