Biofortification of Pearl Millet with Iron and Zinc in a Randomized Controlled Trial Increases Absorption of 皇冠体育appse Minerals above Physiologic Requirements in Young Children
Abstract
Millet is unusually drought resistant and consequently there is a progressive increase in the use of these grains as a human food staple, especially in large areas of India and sub-Saharan Africa. 皇冠体育app purpose of this study was to determine the absorption of iron and zinc from pearl millet biofortified with 2 micronutrients that are typically deficient in nonfortified, plant-based diets globally. 皇冠体育app study was undertaken in 40 children aged 2 y in Karnataka, India (n = 21 test/19 controls). Three test meals providing 鈭�84 卤 17 g dry pearl millet flour were fed on a single day for zinc and 2 d for iron between 0900 and 1600 h. 皇冠体育app quantities of zinc and iron absorbed were measured with established stable isotope extrinsic labeling techniques and analyses of duplicate diets. 皇冠体育app mean (卤 SD) quantities of iron absorbed from test and control groups were 0.67 卤 0.48 and 0.23 卤 0.15 mg/d, respectively (P
Citation
Kodkany, B.S.; Bellad, R.M.; Mahantshetti, N.S.; Westcott, J.E.; Krebs, N.F.; Kemp, J.F.; Hambridge, K.M. Biofortification of Pearl Millet with Iron and Zinc in a Randomized Controlled Trial Increases Absorption of 皇冠体育appse Minerals above Physiologic Requirements in Young Children. Journal of Nutrition (2013) : [DOI: 10.3945/jn.113.176677]