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- Title
Selenium Biofortification in Rice - A pragmatic perspective.
- Authors
Oliveira, Karliana; Pataco, Inês Maria; Mourinho, Mara Palma; Santos, Cátia; Pelica, João; Ramalho, José Cochicho; Leitão, António Eduardo; Pais, Isabel P.; Campos, Paula Scotti; Lidon, Fernando Cebola; Reboredo, Fernando Henrique; Pessoa, Maria Fernanda
- Abstract
Selenium is an antioxidant trace mineral with important biochemical functions related to the enzymatic activity of selenoproteins. Due to a wide variation in the content of selenium from different plant sources, there is a high risk of deficiency of this nutrient in human nutrition, and particularly in the early childhood. Thus, the use of biofortified staple foods, namely selenium rice flour can be understood as an important trait, namely for food production for infants. This study aims to evaluate the importance of selenium biofortified rice flour, further considering baby foods.
- Subjects
BIOFORTIFICATION; SOIL amendments; SOIL fertility; SELENIUM; BABY foods
- Publication
Emirates Journal of Food & Agriculture (EJFA), 2015, Vol 27, Issue 3, p231
- ISSN
2079-052X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9755/ejfa.v27i3.19285