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Elemental composition of Malawian rice (2016)
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Chilimba, A. D. C., Joy, E. J. M., Joy, E. J., Louise Ander, E., Broadley, M. R., Young, S. D., …Watts, M. J. (2017). Elemental composition of Malawian rice. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 39(4), 835-845. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-016-9854-9

Widespread potential dietary deficiencies of calcium (Ca), iron (Fe), iodine (I), selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn) have been identified in Malawi. Several deficiencies are likely to be compounded by high phytic acid (PA) consumption. Rice (Oryzasativa) is... Read More about Elemental composition of Malawian rice.