CRC Handbook of Nutritional Supplements: Agricultural use
Author: Miloslav Rechcígl
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 432
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAbstract: Nineteen comprehensive review articles describe raw materials from which nutritional supplements are produced and their use in selected foods for human consumption. The reviews are grouped under 3 principal themes; nutritional sources; foods for special uses or populations; and enriched and fortified foods. Topics under nutritional sources include: various protein sources (oilseed, nuts, leaf, fish), milk and milk by-products, wheat, rice, and aquatic vascular plant foods. The papers onfoods for special uses address: elderly diets, human therapeutic diets, parenteral feeding, vegetarian diets, childhood malnutrition diets, and food for use in disasters or famine. The section on enriched and fortified foods covers; vitamin fortification, dairy product nutrient fortifications, fortifications of sugar and infant foods, and health aspects of salt fortification. Extensive tabular data are presented throughout the text. (wz).