Fortification of precooked maize flour with coarse defatted maize germ / Fortificación de la harina precocida de maíz con gérmen de maíz semirrefinado y desgrasado
Arch. latinoam. nutr
; Arch. latinoam. nutr;44(2): 129-32, jun. 1994. tab
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RESUMEN
The possibility of improving the dietary value of precooked maize flour through fortification with 11 por ciento coarse defatted maize germ was investigated. The results of tests in humans presented here show that the total iron absorption from the fortified preparation is similar to that from the precooked maize alone, but with the advantage of being richer in several nutrients protein (25 per cent), zinc (61 per cent), potassium (47 per cent) and magnesium (112 per cent), as well as fiber (34 per cent). Fortification lowers (by 20 per cent) rather than raises the cost of the flour, and may be an important contribution to the diet of those population where maize bread is a major component of the diet
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LILACS
Asunto principal:
Zea mays
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Harina
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Venezuela
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Arch. latinoam. nutr
Asunto de la revista:
Bioqu¡mica
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EducaÆo Alimentar e Nutricional
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Fenmenos Fisiol¢gicos da NutriÆo
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Microbiologia de Alimentos
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NUTRICAO
Año:
1994
Tipo del documento:
Article