Abstract
Nutritional iron deficiency in infants over 4 months of age is one of the most common deficiency disorders. Dietary iron is comprised of non-haem and haem iron, the latter being absorbed by a separate pathway and more efficiently than non-haem iron. Fortification of infant weaning foods is one of the strategies adopted for preventing iron deficiency and the aim of this project was to examine the potential use of haem iron concentrate as a fortificant.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 419-424 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - Oct 1998 |
Keywords
- Absorption
- Ascorbic Acid
- Biological Availability
- Female
- Ferrous Compounds
- Food, Fortified
- Heme
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant Food
- Iron
- Iron Isotopes
- Male
- Milk, Human
- Weaning