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Processing of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa, Willd): effects on in vitro iron availability and phytate hydrolysis

Silvia Valencia, Ulf Svanberg, Ann-Sofie Sandberg, Jenny Ruales Instituto de Investigaci A on Tecnol A ogica, Escuela Polit A ecnica Nacional, PO Box 17 01 2759, Quito, Ecuador; 2Department of Food Science, Chalmers University of Technology, c/o SIK, Box 5401, S-402 29 Goe teborg, Sweden
Pages 203-211 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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