ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Twelve foods from islands in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga were analyzed for eleven elements by plasma emission spectrometry. The foods were green banana, ripe banana, breadfruit, cassava, coconut, mango, pawpaw, plantain, sweet potato, the taros Talo Fatuna and Talo Tonga, and Pacific yam. The elements determined were Ca, K, Mg, P, S, B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Na and Zn. There were large differences between foods in their content of Ca, Cu, Fe, Mn and Na.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1986.tb11174.x
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